Example sentences of "as [subord] you [verb] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not at all as if you 'd just dismounted from a horse . |
| 2 | And people think more of you if you have nice things — as if you 'd once had a ‘ beautiful home ’ , ’ she gave the words a slightly scornful emphasis that made Ianthe feel uncomfortable . |
| 3 | as if you 'd always known |
| 4 | I mean , er FIMBRA can do its regulatory bit , the same as the police can regulate or the , or the government can regulate , but only within certain er parameters , and if somebody really wants to cheat , then they will cheat anyway and er we 've go we 're in a very sophisticated position where the directors of B C C I were able to move money from one continent to another and it meant er it looked as if you 'd actually got money in three separate areas , but in fact there was only one lot and it was being moved rapidly . |
| 5 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 6 | ‘ You look ravishing — as if you 've just stepped out of Botticelli 's painting , Primavera , ’ he murmured . |
| 7 | All day you feel as if you 've just had about ten handjobs . |
| 8 | Well it 's not as if you 've like come into loads of money when you suddenly turn sixteen is it ? |
| 9 | as if you 've ever done anything else , I thought to myself but did n't say . |
| 10 | How could something that felt so right make you look like this , as if you had just committed the worst crime in the world ? |
| 11 | As they straighten , curve the spine and pull in the tummy , as if you have just received a blow . |
| 12 | When the wind changes it 's as if you have never played the hole before . |
| 13 | It is as if you 'ave never gone out , yes . |