Example sentences of "as [subord] [pers pn] [verb] done " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We were over the moon and had a great sense of achievement — as if we 'd done something terribly clever , ’ says Susi , who has just given birth to her first baby . |
| 2 | It 's not as if they 've done anything very unusual now , is it ? ’ |
| 3 | She was n't saying anything , but Ma smiled at her as if she had done something very clever . |
| 4 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |
| 5 | But it was as if he had done it for the thrill of it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Biography time , ’ he observed with a dry smile as if he 'd done this dinner-table routine with countless women before . |
| 7 | Caroline stared at him , waiting for him to smile , to give some hint that he 'd made a joke she 'd simply not understood , but he only went on looking at her , his face as cool and composed as if he 'd done nothing more than offer to top up her sherry . |
| 8 | Most countries tax multinationals on an ‘ arm 's length ’ basis , calculating the profits that the firm earned within their borders as if it had done so through a stand-alone business , operating at arm 's length from the parent firm . |
| 9 | When it had finished , it hared off across the garden as if it had done something clever . |
| 10 | It was nice , people were so kind , offering encouragement and congratulations for what had been achieved ; I almost felt as if I had done it all . |
| 11 | Thanks to Werewolf , it looked as if I 'd done that already . |
| 12 | I think that I was also over-confident when going into that river as if I 'd done it all before and was some sort of expert . |
| 13 | It not as if I 've done anything wrong . ’ |
| 14 | " You sound as if you 'd done it before , " said Anna . |
| 15 | It looks as if you 've done a very good turn to me and to a lot of other people this afternoon . |