Example sentences of "be as [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been as if he came from another , alien world , beyond her experience or comprehension , a glamorous , glittering man who made her think of diamonds , so hard and sharp were the edges of his personality . |
| 2 | a terrible ‘ Ow ’ — or totally good — a beautiful ‘ Mm ’ — and when distress is relieved it may well be as if they themselves have conjured up the goodness . |
| 3 | Had they not all agreed when they left Ecalpemos and went their separate ways that it.was to be as if they had never met , known each other , lived together , that in future they must be strangers and more than strangers ? |
| 4 | It would be as if he had never been taken in treason . |
| 5 | She knew she would open it , but when she did it would be as if he were with her all over again , and she would suffer so … |
| 6 | ‘ The clubs have that much power over players it 's as if they own them , and this is n't good for the game in the North . |
| 7 | It 's as if they think there 's something wrong with me . |
| 8 | And when a tune like that comes along , it 's as if they 've always known that song , and so then you tap in the song and that 's why you 're doing the record . |
| 9 | But when Gilbert sighs ‘ They give us names like paedophile , racist — all the names you can imagine ’ , it 's as if they wonder what all the fuss is about . |
| 10 | It 's as if they 're saying : ‘ There 's a ten foot wall — jump over it . ’ |
| 11 | It 's as if they 're expecting you to fail academically ; and , if the teacher expects you to fail , then you begin to believe it yourself and you do . |
| 12 | It 's as if they have a life of their own . ’ |
| 13 | It 's as if they think I 'm really Firmin and then from time to time I just pretend to be this white man called Charlie . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's as if they were being rammed by an invisible man , ’ he said . |
| 15 | It 's as if they ca n't stop . |
| 16 | It 's as if they 're bowling on a totally different pitch . ’ |
| 17 | Our parliamentary group does not appear to be in touch with grassroots opinion — it 's as if they are on another planet . |
| 18 | Better , yes , better than erm , some , in the old days when you used to take those photo 's they used to be awful did n't they , erm , everybody sort of look 's as if they were staring and sort of all |
| 19 | It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to . |
| 20 | It 's as if we are taking part not in real life but in a piece of reportage on the British constitutional system ’ ( 22 October 1964 ) . |
| 21 | It 's as if we 're rehearsing it : what 's my next line ? |
| 22 | It 's as if we are gabbling the end of a play we are in . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's as if we 're in the moon ? ’ |
| 24 | It 's as if we ca n't leave the babies alone . |
| 25 | In that trance-like state we drift apart , still staring , but when I turn aside it 's as if we snapped a silken cord . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's as if she 's dead , ’ she says quietly . |
| 27 | It 's as if she made it herself , ’ he said , munching happily on the fish ball . |
| 28 | It 's as if she taps into something greater , and acts with no reservation . |
| 29 | ‘ It is n't that Constance is naughty , or has tantrums , ’ she said to her cousin on the telephone , ‘ it 's as if she has just turned her back on me . |
| 30 | It 's as if she is conducting an experiment , with herself as one of the ingredients . |