Example sentences of "as [conj] [indef pn] [adj] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth thought her aunt would have sat up all night to prolong the time with them , but her uncle — who had tried bravely all day to behave as though nothing untoward was happening — put his arms around his wife 's shoulders and led her away to bed . |
| 2 | Dear friends , do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering , as though something strange were happening to you . |
| 3 | Now it 's all got to stop and it 's as though something wonderful is going to end . |
| 4 | To her it had felt as though something special was happening between them . |
| 5 | She ran in front of him , head high , as though someone important was waiting for her . |