Example sentences of "to [noun] as if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ You do want something to eat ? ’ she asked , turning to Loretta as if she had just remembered her manners . |
| 2 | Joe noticed that the little woman referred to Carrie as if she belonged to them : it was Our Carrie . |
| 3 | The merest mention of the word ‘ sex ’ is more than sufficient for Old Cyclops to start straining against the trousers before jumping to attention as if he has been plugged into a battery-charger . |
| 4 | As they surrounded him , eyes red-rimmed and faces glistening from the heat of the flames , their whooping cries added to the pandemonium and it seemed to Owen as if he had already died and retribution for the sins of his life was about to be exacted by Satan 's minions . |
| 5 | ‘ So , ’ he said quietly , and looked out to sea as if he understood she could n't bear his gaze just then . |
| 6 | It seemed to Charlotte as if she did not sleep at all that night , though her subsequent recollections of dreaming about telephones and disembodied voices suggested otherwise . |
| 7 | The afternoon and evening seemed to pass with agonizing slowness , yet , when the time came for Maurice 's departure , it felt to Charlotte as if it had crept up and taken them by surprise . |