Example sentences of "[vb past] as if she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iris glowed as if she had received a personal compliment . |
| 2 | But he merely looked embarrassed and said : ‘ Oh — hi ! ’ as he passed as if she was just a casual acquaintance . |
| 3 | Groaning as if in physical pain , she rocked herself back and forth in her chair — her teeth bared as if she was grimacing at some diabolical joke . |
| 4 | She moved as if she were in a dream , wading through viscous liquid . |
| 5 | After putting a trial foot several times in the river , Harriet launched herself and swam as if she had been used to water all her life . |
| 6 | He had a young wife who , although she was thirty years his junior , loved him dearly or , at any rate , behaved as if she did . |
| 7 | That 's to say , she had firm features and smartly cut , possibly dyed hair obviously kept under regular control , and she behaved as if she had known a time when she turned every head and expected you to be aware of this too . |
| 8 | A young lady stood near the very centre of the circle , still on the arm of a much older gentleman whose attentive pose betokened a parental or protective association with his eager , fashionable young companion , who behaved as if she were very conscious of being watched and admired . |
| 9 | Turakina behaved as if she was seeing the offworlder for the first time . |
| 10 | He did n't once look at her ; he behaved as if she were n't even there . |
| 11 | She behaved as if she owned the place . |
| 12 | This girl seemed as if she wanted to become our friend . |
| 13 | While the early days of autumn lasted , it seemed as if she might settle down . |
| 14 | It seemed as if she 's been awaiting this opportunity for years . |
| 15 | Again it seemed as if she was about to say something but changed her mind . |
| 16 | It seemed as if she could n't do anything right and everyone grumbled at her . |
| 17 | To my childish imagination it seemed as if she was still alive to what was happening and was showing her disapproval . |
| 18 | Yet she had timed her appearance so exactly that it seemed as if she had been forewarned of the train 's arrival . |
| 19 | It seemed as if she was facing a sea of glittering gowns . |
| 20 | Even then it was difficult : it seemed as if she would , quite understandably , always resent the way the relationship had begun . |
| 21 | Einzig was so frequently seen in Minton 's company that to outsiders it seemed as if she became his other half . |
| 22 | In fact , it seemed as if she was actually enjoying it . |
| 23 | For there was about her cage a silence and stillness so great that it seemed as if she had disappeared . |
| 24 | Sarah seemed as if she were about to say something else , then thought better of it . |
| 25 | Here she felt lonely and depressed , as it seemed as if she 'd made no progress and was back in the same vicious circle again . |
| 26 | For a moment it seemed as if she would pull away from him , then she nodded , and , still weeping , allowed herself to be led away . |
| 27 | ‘ Seemed as if she had that one last flare of light before she went out . ’ |
| 28 | Cranston , however , acted as if she was an old friend , flattered and fussed her . |
| 29 | The woman on the screen frowned as if she were having difficulty seeing them . |
| 30 | Alexei met Mei Ling 's enquiring gaze , and after a moment she nodded as if she understood . |