Example sentences of "as if [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ They beat me , ’ he said , his teeth chattering as if he had a fever . |
| 32 | And Terry did look as if he had a powerful hug . |
| 33 | If the Savage Orc has a shield as well then he has a saving throw of 5 or 6 just as if he had a mail shirt and shield . |
| 34 | He grimaced as if he had a bad taste in his mouth . |
| 35 | Oh , God , why was she explaining like this , as if he had a right to know ? |
| 36 | ‘ What will he do , ’ yelled Rafiq , as if he had a good answer to this question , ‘ when he comes ? ’ |
| 37 | Spike sounded terribly bitter in his description of the Hunters , as if he had a personal stake in their destruction . |
| 38 | Sounds as if he had a rough night trying to keep pace with his hosts , poor fellow ! |
| 39 | I 'm sure there are people who do n't sort of bother with them at all , you know just saw er a man he dropped he 's erm , he dropped his till receipt and he looked as if he had a tremendous amount you know in his basket so I reckon it would of been over , but there was no erm cos you get it stamped yes so we have er , yes I 'd forgotten about those little erm chickens of course , so we can have that roast |
| 40 | He had a good head of dark brown hair , and it looked as if he knew a decent barber . |
| 41 | His skin was a golden bronze , as if he spent a lot of time out of doors . |
| 42 | It was her own phrase , but somehow the way he said it made it sound as if he kept a harem . |
| 43 | He glanced sideways at Jehan as if he expected a comment . |
| 44 | Throgmorton glared angrily at Benjamin as if he recognised a rival . |
| 45 | Jake stood as if he carried a brimming cup which the slightest motion could spill . |
| 46 | ‘ Nach Frankfurt , ’ he said gaily as if he anticipated a journey packed with thrills and amusement . |
| 47 | It was almost , he stood at the window , the host below , as if he felt a new St Francis . |
| 48 | He shuffled forward with bent head and arms folded tightly about his body as if he felt a mortal chill enclosing him . |
| 49 | Perhaps it is this bicameral quality in the American mind that lets the citizen read of the all-out official ‘ war on drugs ’ and ‘ war on terrorism ’ on one page , and then turn the page and read of the CIA sharing a bank with Miami cartels and Abu Nidal , and still go on as if he inhabited a ‘ normal world ’ . |
| 50 | Either that or find a robin who looks as if he has a purpose in life . |
| 51 | arch as if he has a |
| 52 | And then following in her footsteps , month after month , as if he stood a chance . |
| 53 | Each player can be expected to behave as if he possessed a continuously updated estimate of how long the game is likely to go on . |
| 54 | William joined in again , rather abruptly , as if he wanted a fight about it . |
| 55 | ‘ He looks as if he needs a drink , ’ said Nicholas , planing his voice into a gentle neutral tone . |
| 56 | He invited his wife to dance , led her by the hand and steered her courteously around the floor , his fingers spread at her waist as if he held a work of art in his arms . |
| 57 | It was no less intense , but suddenly Isabel felt a gentling in him , as if he held a tiny helpless creature in his hands and was afraid of bruising it . |
| 58 | She screwed up her face at the name as if it left a nasty taste in her mouth , adding : ‘ Ca n't abide that man . |
| 59 | ‘ Sometimes , it 's as if it takes a breathing space . ’ |
| 60 | When we see Grandcourt at breakfast there with Mr Lush , the scene is suggestively rendered as a ‘ still-life ’ , artfully composed but with no vital principle , the room ‘ seeming the stiller for its sober antiquated elegance , as if it kept a conscious , well-bred silence ’ . |