Example sentences of "[v-ing] she [adv] as [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped in front of her , and nodded , in salute.Then , addressing her formally as if she were a grown woman , he asked to accompany her . |
| 2 | She did n't have long to wait for illumination as he moved swiftly to front her , grabbing her roughly by the shoulders , holding her firmly as if he suspected she was about to take flight . |
| 3 | Her pride had taken a hell of a beating at his hands because he was treating her exactly as if she were a sometimes tiresome younger sister . |
| 4 | She wished he 'd stop treating her almost as if he was happy to have her around again . |
| 5 | Some reason why he was watching her cautiously as if she would erupt with anger . |
| 6 | He was breaking her on his wheel of fire , forcing her with him to a high-point of surrender , then casting her away as if her touch were a contamination . |