Example sentences of "as [conj] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 31 | Willie Moe snorted and picked up the boy by the leg and started to whirl him as if winding him up , which was part of a new routine called ‘ The Living Propeller ’ . |
| 32 | She extended a hand to Pascoe , as if introducing him to strangers . |
| 33 | She caught the drift of his thinking , switched on an open smile as if to compliment him on his loyalty , and said : ‘ I think you 'll find Hilda 's part in my husband 's life put perfectly fairly when Mr Kronweiser 's book comes out . ’ |
| 34 | as if to aid him in his thought , Cat changed the music and let a waltz in . |
| 35 | Now he lifted the whisk and moved to flick the stiff little brush with swift , sure gestures over the casing of the demi-divine dead paladin , commencing at his massive shoulders , descending reverently to his feet , almost as if dusting him — yet with quite a different consequence . |
| 36 | She raised a hand , as if to strike him . |
| 37 | She put out her hand as if warding him off . |
| 38 | People in Donegal listened earnestly to the priest , craning forward as if to show him that they were there , but did not seem to be taking in the words . |