Example sentences of "[noun sg] as if [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ana seemed to pick up the vibes very quickly and tagged along with Mitch , laughing at his humour , turning her head from time to time in Maggie 's direction as if she could hear steam coming from her ears . |
| 2 | He sniffed his whisky as if someone might have doctored it , then took a gulp . |
| 3 | In spite of his powerful torch , the darkness seemed to close in on him and he felt a weird , evil presence as if something would spring out from between the silent waggons and overpower him . |
| 4 | Arthur was used to people talking about him in his presence as if he could n't hear . |
| 5 | Other comments ( from other authors ) that you find interesting and that look as if they might be useful can go down in the blank spaces . |
| 6 | ‘ I knew you was n't one of his usual harem — none of that lot look as if they could boil a kettle , never mind an egg . |
| 7 | The little man was standing in the middle of the Bridge terminus , head cocked to one side as if he could hear something , fists clenched at his sides . |
| 8 | She walked back to the mantelpiece again and stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance . |
| 9 | For a second her eyes searched his face in case there was a vestige of suspicion left , but he held her close , fingers running continually through her tousled mop of blonde hair , lips pressuring her face and neck as if he could never touch her enough . |
| 10 | The second is that even if the stockmarket does eventually rise by enough to persuade holders to exercise the warrants , issuers will have to plan and to some extent act as if it will not . |
| 11 | Mr Stych stopped in his tracks at the mention of such a sum of money , as Hank had hoped he would , and looked at the boy as if he might have gone dangerously mad . |
| 12 | We should therefore be suspicious of any expository textbook which presents the criminal law as if it could be stated in a finite number of propositions from which all solutions could ultimately be derived without further choices at the point of application . |
| 13 | Manuel Caballeros took immense care with his fifteen-foot putt , stalking the line in both directions , conferring with his caddie , who had taken the pin out , staring at distant parts of the green as if they might unexpectedly become pregnant . |
| 14 | His father , also Norman , who died a year earlier , in 1772 , is portrayed in Allan Ramsay 's portrait as if he might have been Bonnie Prince Charlie — in wrap-around plaid , curly white wig , a gold-hilted claymore at his left hip , right hand outflung , and he stands in a landscape of rock , sky and water . |
| 15 | They seemed to stretch back into the hillside as if they might , at some stage , cease to become manmade buildings of stone and wood and brick and become ancient caves ; tunnels that would penetrate deep into the earth 's core . |
| 16 | There was no gloss in his eye as if he could n't care less . |
| 17 | Swelling — inflamed parts swell rapidly , are very sensitive to touch with the sensation as if they would burst , with pressing , stinging , burning pains . |
| 18 | The Doctor looked for a moment as if he might continue to argue the point , but seemed to relax , and turned to Ace . |
| 19 | As for Morse , he looked for a second or two only , breathed very deeply , lurched a fraction forward for a moment as if he might vomit , then turned away . |
| 20 | As Sharapour fell back it seemed for a moment as if he would get in the way of Mill Reef on the rails , but Lewis was alert to the perils of getting boxed in up the short Longchamp straight and pulled Mill Reef out to begin his challenge . |
| 21 | It almost seemed for a moment as if he would come over to the table and speak , but then he turned away , looking rather puzzled and began to order his tea . |
| 22 | Adam closed the front door and stood there for a moment as if he could not wrench himself away . |
| 23 | This poem uses lots of words that sound as if they ought to be proper words but are not . |
| 24 | She raked her damp hair from her brow as if it would help , but it did n't ; she just could n't think . |
| 25 | He shook his head as if he could n't believe what he had heard . |
| 26 | He shrugged and shook his head as if he could n't care less who it was . |
| 27 | Bodie raced up the stairs to Doyle 's apartment , and rang the buzzer furiously , stabbing the button as if he could make the door open by doing so . |
| 28 | Miss Phoebe gave her head a slight shake , holding on to the arms of her chair as if it would save her from drowning . |
| 29 | It 's jist that … ’ he pressed his hands round the mug as if he would crack it , ’ … weel , that 's jist hoo it is . ’ |
| 30 | The two old dears slowly but methodically sifted the rows of their debris , creaking and grunting with every movement as if it would be their last . |