Example sentences of "that he [vb past] as if " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick peep at Silas showed that he scowled as if displeased about something . |
| 2 | And Sir Richard Attenborough was there to tell his audience that he felt as if he had come not just to the centre of Europe but of the world . |
| 3 | We were approaching the Rover works at Cowley when Michael declared that he felt as if he could pull back the steering column and take off . |
| 4 | The minister said that he felt as if he were being pursued by a wild animal and could only throw off his clothes to distract its attention . |
| 5 | At the point where in her first aria the prima donna expected from him an angry gesture , he exaggerated his anger so much that he looked as if he was about to box her ears and strike her on the nose with his fist . |
| 6 | He is ‘ a large , hard-breathing , middle-aged slow man , with a mouth like a fish , dull staring eyes , and sandy hair standing upright on his head , so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked , and had that moment come to ’ . |
| 7 | As Tallis ran towards him she thought , with idle horror , that he looked as if he was praying . |