Example sentences of "as [subord] they were be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frazer also mentions a sanctuary whose mephitic area contains only ‘ the eunuch priests of the Great Mother Goddess ’ , who have ‘ a look on their faces as if they were being choked ’ . |
| 2 | You see the children happily following the Captain , as if they were being led through the streets of Hamelin . |
| 3 | I have had gill flukes ( not personally ! ) and my fish did n't scratch ; they acted as if they were being poisoned ( heightened colour , loss of control of movement ) , possibly because of oxygen depletion due to gill damage . |
| 4 | ‘ Run ! ’ he yelled to Lou , and the two boys , acting as if they were being pursued by the evil agents of an alien warlord , fairly streaked along the road . |
| 5 | Around the catafalque are some of his most powerful magical items , which lie scattered around in a strange quasi-circular pattern as if they were being drawn to the catafalque in a spiralling motion and suddenly stopped . |
| 6 | Ingrid watched in amazement as the eggs disappeared as if they were being sucked into quicksand , and looked up to see every man 's eyes riveted upon Ilse 's gaping crack . |
| 7 | These two look as if they were being careful not to disturb things too much . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's as if they were being rammed by an invisible man , ’ he said . |
| 9 | The words came reluctantly , almost as if they were being dragged from him . |
| 10 | The old stone pillars were shaking as if they were being brought back to life . |