Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] as [subord] try " in BNC.
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| 1 | The light leaps and spits inside her as if trying to escape . |
| 2 | Sometimes he grunted at me as if trying to get me to say something , but always I had to give him the same classroom answer : ‘ Ich verstehe nicht . ’ |
| 3 | Mandeville was staring at me as if trying to read my thoughts . |
| 4 | He did not answer , just stood there looking at her as if trying to make up his mind how to begin . |
| 5 | Andrew had been annoyed by his fall and on the court he went at it as if trying to prove something , beating Peter easily . |