Example sentences of "as if [pron] have [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're not building that runway at Potosi so that we Bolivians can travel , as if we had the money ! |
| 2 | as if they 'd no business with the grace |
| 3 | ( As we shall see when we come to consider speech acts in Chapter 5- these kinds of inferences are often talked about as felicity conditions as if they had no connection to implicature at all . ) |
| 4 | They were silent as she walked through the door to the dining room , as if they had a secret . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't look so wistful — there will be another time for Bamburgh , ’ he said quietly , and she wondered why he was talking as if they had a future together . |
| 6 | They 'd just been told the George Hotel was n't important enough to be listed , but the protestors vowed to physically stop the demolition team if necessary and it looked as if they had the backing of the Planning Authority . |
| 7 | It 's as if they have a life of their own . ’ |
| 8 | The term ‘ gouger ’ is flexible in that it refers to known criminals as well as others who look or act as if they have a potential for crime and trouble . |
| 9 | She had to look as if she knew where she was going , move as if she had every right to be there ; one challenge could ruin it all . |
| 10 | At the end of the ceremony she tottered off to the bus , looking as if she had every intention of popping in to the local when she got home and livening everyone up with a steady dropping of ‘ To think our ‘ Ilda should go before me ’ remarks . |
| 11 | There must be a strong reason why no one of her family will have her and it is not as if she had no money . |
| 12 | as if she had no part in the conversation , Jane gazed around her . |
| 13 | It looked as if she had no life in her either , but she moaned as James carried her and laid her gently on the seat of his carriage . |
| 14 | Her mouth was dry and hollow , a socket , no longer a well , as if she had no tongue to kiss with . |
| 15 | No-one stared at Ellie as if she had no right to be there . |
| 16 | She stood still , feeling scared , and then , when Hepzibah appeared at the top of the stairs , ashamed too , as if she had no right to be listening . |
| 17 | She burned and throbbed as if she had a fever . |
| 18 | If she found it stretching credulity that a meeting between them was n't inevitable she 'd always fiercely denied to herself that she had any interest in seeing him again , so why should she be feeling so shivery and hot , almost as if she had a fever ? |
| 19 | She looked as if she had a lapful of tropical bird feathers . |
| 20 | Her voice sounded slurred and she mumbled her words , as if she had a mouthful of marbles . |
| 21 | And she 'd give me that look , like at first , half wary , half defiant , as if she had a secret to defend from me . |
| 22 | She looked at him , smiling , her eyes bright as if she had a secret . |
| 23 | It did n't feel as if she had a body at all . |
| 24 | She stuck her chin in the air and glared — underneath shaking as if she had an ague . |
| 25 | The newcomer moved behind the desk as if he had every right simply to walk in and take over . |
| 26 | She found herself agreeing weakly as he kissed her , pulling her into his arms as if he had every right . |
| 27 | ‘ They beat me , ’ he said , his teeth chattering as if he had a fever . |
| 28 | Oh , God , why was she explaining like this , as if he had a right to know ? |
| 29 | If the Savage Orc has a shield as well then he has a saving throw of 5 or 6 just as if he had a mail shirt and shield . |
| 30 | He met her incredulous stare blandly , for all the world as if he had no recollection whatsoever of bringing her the Palmer & Pearson file outside the office , of discussing the Norwood & Chambers contract outside the office , of his threats in relation to her job outside the office . |