Example sentences of "as if i be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He settled down again to work ( ‘ lessons and literature ’ ) , with some hours spent at Wimbledon with Arthur Hardy ‘ in the warmth and strange visible light of the late afternoon ’ , and enjoyed the kindness around Which I never felt so much as of late , when it looked as if I was soon to cast it away with such apparent rudeness ’ . |
| 2 | But Chaman was very protective and supportive ; it was as if I was still living with my mother . ’ |
| 3 | feeling as if I 'm not using the resources I 've got . |
| 4 | But it 's also a personal thing : I do n't want to look as if I 'm just jumping on a green bandwagon . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're twisting the facts , making it seem as if I 'm just acting a part ! |
| 6 | I feel as if I 'm permanently walking about in a painting , everywhere is so lovely . |
| 7 | No , that sounds as if I 'm passively waiting for something to turn up . |
| 8 | In the lobby afterwards , acquaintances would pass as if I were n't standing there at all . |
| 9 | I do n't know why , but it seemed important to me to establish that we have n't any fuse-boxes ( and indeed we have n't ) , but she would n't allow this and was quite stern with me about it as if I were deliberately lying to her . |