Example sentences of "on [pers pn] as [subord] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And when you could n't get rid of me you worked on me as if you were working gold , moulding me to what you wanted — a malleable piece of property worth a fortune , sitting nicely in the palm of your hand . ’ |
| 2 | With eyes fixed on me as if I was hypnotisin' him , he takes the papermate out of the tray and moves away as if I might bite . |
| 3 | A tall , prematurely white-haired man in a navy blue suit , with eyes that could focus on you as if you were a fly that had settled on a distant door-knob , he could dominate a large room while seated behind a desk at one end of it and without raising his voice above a conversational level . |
| 4 | Those light eyes rested on her as if he was making a mental sketch of her face ; then he glanced at the slim gold watch on his wrist . |
| 5 | ‘ Nonsense , Peter , ’ his wife pounced down on him as if he were a hound that had misbehaved . |
| 6 | His eyes are fixed on hers as if he is trying to outstare her . |
| 7 | But the union just look on us as if we are employed by them . |