Example sentences of "[vb past] as [conj] [pron] knew " in BNC.

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1	Sometimes , it seemed as if he knew every detail of this story already .
2	She was never quite at ease with Finn , in spite of playing ‘ Battleships ’ with him ; his oblique glance sidled around her and he grinned as if he knew secrets about her which he would not share .
3	And she walked as if she knew where she was going .
4	‘ I felt as if I knew you , and you knew me — almost from the beginning of time .
5	Unable to say , Because I felt as if I knew you , as if I 'd always known you ; because your face was as familiar to me as my own , she replied weakly , ‘ Sometimes a particular face stands out .
6	He says he felt as if he knew her from a previous life — of course he did .
7	Alexei laughed as if he knew that Jehan was being deliberately discouraging .
8	The boy laughed as if he knew something Gina did not , and his teeth gleamed white in the dark hallway .
9	Taking the initiative , I led the way , following three skiers who looked as if they knew where they were going — they did n't , and we found ourselves poling for quite a long way before a unanimous decision to have an early lunch was taken .
10	He had a good head of dark brown hair , and it looked as if he knew a decent barber .
11	She even had to struggle to answer him and he looked as if he knew it .
12	In the far corner , the cat cowered as if it knew it was in the presence of death .
13	‘ Do n't pull corks , Nico , ’ Lal spoke as if she knew something .
14	Harry folded his arms , smiled as if he knew better and strolled about the room .
15	He smiled as if he knew that had been a struggle to get out but he did n't make it more difficult for her .
16	Since they had n't spotted me earlier , there was no embarrassment attached to my circuitous ramble and I hailed them with a tone of voice that sounded as if I knew what I was doing .
17	Hepzibah sounded as if she knew about this .

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