Example sentences of "as [conj] [verb] by [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if summoned by the music , a pang assaulted her heart . |
| 2 | As his hand closed on the rubber border , the man appeared to steady , staring fixedly as if fascinated by the spectacle . |
| 3 | According to his biographer , Henry Bordeaux , even when he landed he remained in a trance ‘ as if electrified by the fluid still passing through his frame ’ Though through so many dogfights he seemed to bear a charmed life , this kind of nervous impulsiveness seemed bound to lead to disaster . |
| 4 | For long moments Frankie was held as if transfixed by the man 's gaze . |
| 5 | as if moved by a key , her own head turned until she confronted him . |
| 6 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 7 | He said this as if amused by the thought . |
| 8 | ‘ Gettogeddon ’ is one of the biggest noises you ever heard : this is house as if made by an orchestra , not a sampler . |
| 9 | The skin of his face hung on its framework like the hides of the penthouse , and weariness and anger and pain scored his brow as if done by a hatchet . |
| 10 | All the kids , still not a word , a silence ; as if gripped by a spell ; afterwards , you thought about it , the whirling boy , he could have easily been you . |
| 11 | Their silks and skin dissolved as if gobbled by a cloud of ravenous moths . |
| 12 | Then , as if drawn by the presence of strangers , another of the household came into the kitchen . |
| 13 | So that when they sit facing each other on either side of their fire-place , both grins take off in the direction of the mantelpiece , as if drawn by the draught . |
| 14 | Trent thought , the rage beating adrenaline into his bloodstream as if forced by a foot-pump . |
| 15 | Despite the lack of wind , over the past hour a swell had built beyond the reef — a strange , almost oily swell that rose in long humps only to collapse back on itself as if exhausted by the effort . |
| 16 | As we rode on and emerged into open country a mist was hanging some feet above the ground , as if suspended by a conjuror . |
| 17 | ‘ No , ’ Lucy said , and Josie reacted to the sound as if caught by the tip of a lash . |
| 18 | Then she was flying off as if caught by the wind . |