Example sentences of "as [subord] [pron] is [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's as if she is conducting an experiment , with herself as one of the ingredients . |
| 2 | She feels as if she is negotiating the entrails of the city in the slow , peristaltic procession . |
| 3 | Note the lively sculpture of the roof line , one figure looking as if he is smoking a hubble-bubble or earning his living as a snake charmer : in fact he is a fireman ! |
| 4 | The narrative base to this section ( Sukenick 's visit to Israel ) represents a journey to a country of spiritual origins as if he is seeking a lost unity antecedent to the modern state of division . |
| 5 | He tries to look as if he is considering the fairness of the price , but while he hesitates his head has started nodding . |
| 6 | Yeah , well , you see , but if he , the thing is , if he , he , he seems as if he is carrying a weight , a terrible weight all the time |
| 7 | Place the foot at the base of the door , and attach the arm so that it looks as if it is holding the door open slightly . |