Example sentences of "as [conj] he [was/were] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He sounded as if he was telling the truth . ’ |
| 2 | And for the first time since he had so suddenly reappeared in her life Laura saw her husband 's shoulders slump , almost as if he was bearing the weight of his own brother 's horrific injuries . |
| 3 | It sounded as if he was calling a dog . |
| 4 | He was running , just as children of that age do , almost as if he was chasing the shadows across the moor . |
| 5 | He stared at Rostov as if he was calculating the value of what he had said . |
| 6 | Charlie , who turned out to be a regular size , was dealt with fairly quickly , but it took almost an hour to find anything that did n't make Tommy look as if he was entering a sack race . |
| 7 | Zach put it on and when the jacket was done up it looked as if he was wearing a proper dress shirt . |
| 8 | His face closed up completely at her words , almost as if he was wearing a mask . |
| 9 | It made him look as if he was wearing a mini-skirt . |
| 10 | Penny was Sixer of the Kelpies , and when her granny had given her a beautiful budgie for a birthday present she decided to name it Kelpie after her Six , especially as the bird had a little silver patch on his throat — just as if he was wearing the Promise Badge , Penny pointed out gleefully . |
| 11 | What 's that ? — In this nightmare , he could see himself , quite clearly , as if he was watching a film on television . |
| 12 | The band had been thrown together at the last moment ; and none of the musicians looked or sounded as if he was enjoying the experience . |
| 13 | His broad back just kept coming through the door as if he was laying a cable . |
| 14 | It was as if he was dropping a hint or letting slip a little clue thinking that one day someone would read his diaries just as I was doing . ’ |
| 15 | It was as if he was addressing a recalcitrant jury . |
| 16 | A gem from Kydonia shows the Master of Animals grasping two lions as they apparently sit upright , just as if he was holding a pair of pups by the scruff of the neck ; the image speaks clearly of the god 's dominion over wild beasts . |
| 17 | Mandeville supervised them as if he was besieging a castle . |
| 18 | The Corporal was still on the wall , all credit to him , legs astride as if he was riding a motorbike . |
| 19 | She desperately waited for his answer and it looked as if he was fighting an inner turmoil as to what to tell her . |
| 20 | He looked as if he was fighting the desire to glare at her , but his mother 's eyes were on both of them and he answered quietly enough . |
| 21 | it sounds as if he was launching a little democrat er campaign for for the District Council Elections in May that 's what it sounded . |
| 22 | Modigliani painted him in tiny brush strokes of colours reminiscent of the Divisionist style , in vibrant reds and blues , as if he was celebrating a return to the colours of the spectrum . |
| 23 | It was as if he was proposing a bargain to God:I 'll come to church , if You ‘ ll turn a blind eye later . |
| 24 | He reveres Tagore as the great modern writer of Bengal , but he looks at him disrespectfully , as if he was applying a Brechtian alienation-effect on him . |
| 25 | Rather , it was as if he was having an affair with another girl , and had quarrelled with her . |
| 26 | ‘ We have been in constant touch with him , ’ said Quigley , as if he was reassuring the chairman about the Exports Division . |
| 27 | ‘ Master Taplow 's winding sheet , ’ the evil sod murmured as if he was examining a painting by da Vinci or Raphael . |
| 28 | It was as if he was playing an elaborate game , and had to wait there until it was finished ; they did the same when they played Roundheads and Cavaliers in the old quarry . |
| 29 | It was as if he was making a declaration : I am taking this Boy home , this Boy of ours , and this is how I feel about him . |
| 30 | 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 . |