Example sentences of "act as [subord] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , we all have to live and act as if we were sure and as if we had reliable knowledge . |
| 2 | According to IBM , DFS — which enables an assortment of files on a network to look and act as if they were local — is up and running in the labs and is scheduled for beta test by the end of the first quarter . |
| 3 | But in fact those they sought to protect often did not act as if they were passive . |
| 4 | There are important questions in relation to housing policy concerning the extent to which a free market can operate and the extent to which public housing authorities should act as if they were private business concerns . |
| 5 | Compton proposed that the quantum of light could act as if it were a particle , and he christened this the photon . |
| 6 | Call a child stupid often enough , and she will act as if she were stupid , which almost amounts to becoming stupid . |
| 7 | Only Lori could act as if she were meeting a bosom friend for tea and a chat , when the reality was something light-years removed . |