Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] as if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A very new officer ( judged by the colour of his drill shorts , which had a yellow rookie look about them as if they had come straight out of Millett 's window ) appeared in his drill which was never meant for him ; it was meant for a much larger person . |
| 2 | ‘ Speaking of manners , ’ Belinda herself put in suddenly , in a rather small but very firm voice , ‘ I think it would be polite if you both stopped speaking about me as if I was n't here ! ’ |
| 3 | Listen to the slosh-slosh-slosh , feel the rocking motion floating through me as if I 'm part of it — close my eyes — I 'm on my rocking chair and I 'm … |
| 4 | I give you my word … right through me as if I were a bloody ghost . |
| 5 | At Puente Ruinas she lost her glasses and we all searched for them as if she had been our lifelong friend . |
| 6 | There is a frisson between them as if they have discovered a game of role-playing which both find sexually stimulating . |
| 7 | I did see him , though , standing , looking after me as if he 'd been struck , very quiet , very separate . |
| 8 | Creeping after her as if they stalked her . |
| 9 | ‘ And then — this evening , when everyone was so upset … you only thought of her … you went off after her as if she were the only person that mattered to you … |
| 10 | Grey-faced , he walked the heaving deck towards them as if it was a firm path , and the singing hushed at his coming . |
| 11 | The Labour Party talked of them as if they were filled with caramels . ’ |
| 12 | They sat down at the table , and took out of their pockets packets of cigarettes , lighters and calculators , placing these objects carefully in front of them as if they were necessary equipment for some game they were about to play . |
| 13 | He looked slightly past them as if they had already been and gone . |
| 14 | He bent , seized my wrist , and dragged me towards him as if I were no more than a doll . |
| 15 | On her way out she paused , reaching up to slot the dā telo branch between the stones above the lintel , and the bull lowered its head threateningly and took a few steps towards her as if it was going to lunge . |
| 16 | The bounce went out of her as if she had burst . |
| 17 | ‘ You 're talking of her as if she were an infectious disease . ’ |
| 18 | Creggan held his breath for he knew that though she was speaking of him as if he was not there really it was she who had become something else and that some power was using her to speak to him directly . |
| 19 | He sat at the head of the table carefully scrutinising the document in front of him as if it were a religious text which he had to examine for scriptural errors . |
| 20 | This , however , he did n't realise until later when he let himself think about the meeting and how , after the first keen glance , she looked past him as if he were n't there , to greet Mick with ‘ Hello . |
| 21 | Fei Yen snatched it from him impatiently , moving past him as if he were not there , making her way towards the East Palace . |
| 22 | He loved the child , and was endlessly kind and thoughtful towards it , as fond of it as if it were his own . |
| 23 | The jade lay concealed in her bag , and she was aware of it as if it were a ton weight on her shoulders . |
| 24 | I have cared for you as if you were my own family ! ’ |
| 25 | And remember , any document you sign abroad is as legally binding for you as if you signed it at home . |
| 26 | But the eastern Europeans have tried to put the past four decades behind them as if they had never existed . |
| 27 | If they moved against him as if he were a common criminal , he would retaliate by standing up in court and defending himself . |
| 28 | For a long moment he held her tightly against him as if he was afraid she might try to elude him , then when he seemed sure of her his hands encircled her waist , moulded her hips and moved upwards , unbuttoning her shirt , pulling it from the waistband of her jeans , then slipping it from her shoulders until it fell to the floor . |
| 29 | ‘ You were even cooler than Fred , ’ she said , laughing at him admiringly and leaning her two dogs against her as if they were supporting a fine book . |
| 30 | Any tax charge under ss671 and 672 is assessed under Case VI of Schedule D , and the settlor is entitled to any deduction or relief against it as if it had been received by him as income . |