Example sentences of "[verb] as if [pron] knew " in BNC.

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1 If he publishes untrue defamatory matter recklessly , without considering or caring whether it be true or not , he is in this , as in other branches of the law , treated as if he knew it to be false .
2 She , like other woman-centred psychologists , does not pursue this question , but she manages to write as if she knew the answer .
3 ‘ You speak as if you knew , ’ Scandlain said .
4 Sometimes , it seemed as if he knew every detail of this story already .
5 She had to look as if she knew where she was going , move as if she had every right to be there ; one challenge could ruin it all .
6 She was never quite at ease with Finn , in spite of playing ‘ Battleships ’ with him ; his oblique glance sidled around her and he grinned as if he knew secrets about her which he would not share .
7 And she walked as if she knew where she was going .
8 ‘ I felt as if I knew you , and you knew me — almost from the beginning of time .
9 Unable to say , Because I felt as if I knew you , as if I 'd always known you ; because your face was as familiar to me as my own , she replied weakly , ‘ Sometimes a particular face stands out .
10 He says he felt as if he knew her from a previous life — of course he did .
11 Alexei laughed as if he knew that Jehan was being deliberately discouraging .
12 The boy laughed as if he knew something Gina did not , and his teeth gleamed white in the dark hallway .
13 Taking the initiative , I led the way , following three skiers who looked as if they knew where they were going — they did n't , and we found ourselves poling for quite a long way before a unanimous decision to have an early lunch was taken .
14 He had a good head of dark brown hair , and it looked as if he knew a decent barber .
15 She even had to struggle to answer him and he looked as if he knew it .
16 In the far corner , the cat cowered as if it knew it was in the presence of death .
17 ‘ Do n't pull corks , Nico , ’ Lal spoke as if she knew something .
18 Harry folded his arms , smiled as if he knew better and strolled about the room .
19 He smiled as if he knew that had been a struggle to get out but he did n't make it more difficult for her .
20 Since they had n't spotted me earlier , there was no embarrassment attached to my circuitous ramble and I hailed them with a tone of voice that sounded as if I knew what I was doing .
21 Hepzibah sounded as if she knew about this .
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