Example sentences of "do [vb infin] as [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , she did behave as if nothing was out of the ordinary , and I began to suspect that Oliver was a little displeased . |
| 2 | As he stared at her he actually did feel as if he were in short pants , and he could n't find words to answer her . |
| 3 | I do feel as if my hands have turned to jelly . |
| 4 | I mean I know that now because I never thought I 'd be on the scrap heap , but sometimes I really do feel as if I am |
| 5 | And Terry did look as if he had a powerful hug . |
| 6 | Hank was fun , even if it did look as if he would never make Grade 12 and never earn much . |
| 7 | He said he did n't mean to worry her but her mother did look as if she needed to see a doctor . |
| 8 | For a man who started life as a ‘ Scythian shepherd ’ , he is incredibly intelligent and he does speak as if he were a prince . |
| 9 | It does appear as if there is an incomplete text of the play surviving : we could sketch in the rest from the analogue in Dame Sirith and the continental analogues reached through that text , but what we have here is sufficiently individual to counsel caution in assuming we know what is missing . |
| 10 | And on the basis of those graphs it does look as if our situation worsens . |
| 11 | Not only is the creature convincingly modelled and animated , but ray tracing and lighting effects are used to give accurate refraction and reflection so that it really does look as if it is made of water . |
| 12 | They 've sacrificed some of their originality for a more ‘ contemporary ’ sound , yet it 's encouraging that they show such willingness to innovate — even if it does sound as if they 're still stumbling through the undergrowth . |
| 13 | It does sound as if your Clownfish have developed into a pair . |
| 14 | ‘ I must admit it does sound as if your father is enjoying a new lease of life and possibly he is even trying to recapture his youth . |