Example sentences of "[verb] as [subord] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using each hand alternately , take hold of the flesh with the whole palm of your hand and fingers , pull away from the bone and squeeze as if you were kneading dough . |
| 2 | ‘ At the party , you must behave as if you like me . ’ |
| 3 | Start doing something and it looks as if you have got worries . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Looks as if you 're safe now , but keep my pistol handy just in case . ’ |
| 5 | It looks as if you 've done a very good turn to me and to a lot of other people this afternoon . |
| 6 | So it looks as if you were right about that one , Van Gelder . |
| 7 | The use sales jargon , the BlowerVac has a very high perceived value , meaning it looks as if you are getting a lot of machine for your £120 . |
| 8 | She smiled and straightened as Greg approached and said : ‘ It looks as if you 've cheered him up . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Looks as if you 're done . ’ |
| 10 | If you do n't have a pleasant manner and if it looks as if you have no spare cash , people just do n't want to deal with you ; it 's not a viable proposition . |
| 11 | So it looks as if you , people 's emotions have been tuned in such a way , that mothers look on these situations from their point of view and feel happy about it , and offspring like you look at it from their point of view and feel unhappy about it , and your emotions are the way the evolution has equipped you to deal with these problems . |
| 12 | ‘ This is the best way I know to sort out problems , and it looks as if you and I certainly need to have our minds distracted ! |
| 13 | ‘ And it looks as if you 're going to need my help . ’ |
| 14 | Well it really looks as if you 're having a lot of fun out there , John , but you are an expert . |
| 15 | ‘ It looks as if you 're in for a busy morning . |
| 16 | It looks as if you 've got a spare as well down there . |
| 17 | Looks as if you 've wee 'd yourself ! |
| 18 | Erm if you look at that it looks as if you spend a bit more on presents than stationery . |
| 19 | This counts as if you had been earning exactly the amount of the LEL . |
| 20 | He sort of behaved as if you did n't work there any more . ’ |
| 21 | You 're expected to behave as if you 're in a soap opera these days . |
| 22 | There is not much point in weighing less but looking as if you are suffering from some wasting disease . |
| 23 | Practising freekicks , with no ball , on no pretext other than looking as if you 'd have done a marvellous job if there had been a ball . |
| 24 | Oh yeah , looking as if you know the business |
| 25 | Yet you 're looking as if you 've lost a bit off your back . |
| 26 | When the period is over , critically examine what you have done as if you were looking at someone else 's efforts . |
| 27 | A foreigner accepted as if you were his own father . |
| 28 | ‘ You speak as if you knew , ’ Scandlain said . |
| 29 | ‘ Now and again you have this unbecoming habit of acting as if you were a tortured innocent , ’ he said shortly . |
| 30 | Like SuperCalc these are n't pictorial in content , but at least the shadowed button look makes them appear as if you should click then with a mouse — which is more than can be said for either of the other two packages . |