Example sentences of "[was/were] as [subord] she [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked right at O and Boy when she said this and it was as if she was trying to scare them in particular , even as if she was trying to frighten them away from each other , as if she was saying , to them , and to all of us , this is what you have to go through , right ? |
| 2 | It was as if she was checking over her life , wondering where she had got to . |
| 3 | It does not do to attribute human motives to animals but Billy said afterwards that it was as if she was reluctant to leave and did not expect to be back . |
| 4 | In a way it was as if she was drugged . |
| 5 | It was as if she was seeing a stranger , a stranger with her daughter 's face and body . |
| 6 | It was as if she was deciding . |
| 7 | It was as if she was unaware of the gesture . |
| 8 | It was as if she was n't listening . |
| 9 | It was as if she was no longer there ; his eyes were unfocused and his voice expressionless . |
| 10 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |
| 11 | It was as if she was bound by silken cords , soft yet irresistibly strong . |
| 12 | It was as if she was n't married ; just as it had been before , going to bed in her pink and white room , setting off for the ‘ Craft Basket ’ at half-past eight in the morning , just as she used to set off for school , home by five thirty , tea , telly , and some needlework to keep herself occupied . |
| 13 | It was as if she was desperate — No , no , I did n't mean that . |
| 14 | It was as if she was all alone — a tiny speck on the ocean , surrounded by a galaxy that seemed to stretch out into infinity . |
| 15 | It was as if she was under some sort of hypnotic spell . |
| 16 | It was as if she were playfully tossing a brightly coloured ball to her lover . |
| 17 | It was as if she were learning to talk . |
| 18 | It was as if she were holding a much more exciting conversation inside her own head , Carrie decided . |
| 19 | It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them . |
| 20 | It was as if she were ill . |
| 21 | It was as if she were suddenly bewitched , her words spat back at him through a mask of hatred . |
| 22 | It was as if she were the child , cornered and reasoned into giving an explanation , and Lucy the teacher with all of the patience and the pressure working for her . |
| 23 | It was as if she were arranging flowers or carding wool . |
| 24 | After many years of steady stage and television work , it was as if she were exploring a rich new emotional seam in her work . |