Example sentences of "as [conj] it [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a faint sticky feeling to it , as if it might trap you if you tried to struggle against it — but no one would want to struggle against this , thought Fenella , bemused with delight . |
| 2 | She had a glass of gin in her hand , but she was not drinking it , just holding it as if it might offer her the cheer and support that she might not otherwise find elsewhere . |
| 3 | It had a sort of changing-room summer house , and a brick building that looked hopefully as if it might have something to do with heating the water . |
| 4 | The Monster continues to scream as if it would blast me from the cosmos . |
| 5 | It crashed around the mountain walls as if it would split them in two and she never heard the plane arrive . |
| 6 | But before Ruth could settle down to sleep again it returned , only this time much sharper , as if it would split her body in two . |
| 7 | He held out his leather tobacco pouch : the young man looked at it as if it would bite him who touched . |
| 8 | They looked at the radio , as if it would tell them something , and then their cold eyes settled on Bruno , who was not laughing any more . |
| 9 | In black this detailing might be inoffensive , but in colour-coordinated white the Carlsson looks as if it would enjoy nothing more than hanging around outside Stringfellows waiting to pick up Page Three girls . |
| 10 | The river immediately floated my free legs away as if it would have them , and I had to grab the wire fiercely to avoid going with the current . |
| 11 | In a feeble effort at self-preservation , I put up one arm to ward off a blow , but the arm fell down as if it would have nothing to do with such an idea . |
| 12 | Miss Phoebe gave her head a slight shake , holding on to the arms of her chair as if it would save her from drowning . |
| 13 | Winter colds with much sneezing , coryza and headache as if it would burst which is worse ( < ) motion , in a person who is chilly and wants to be warmly wrapped and has much aching in the bones . |
| 14 | She closed her eyes tightly , as if it would help her hide from what had happened . |
| 15 | My friend , however , possessed a Toyota Hilux four-wheel-drive pick-up truck , and there can be no better vehicle in which to trespass than one that looks as if it would get your daughter pregnant and drink all your beer . |
| 16 | He was regarding her questioningly , searching her face as if it could tell him something . |