Example sentences of "as [conj] it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Salesman George Anderson , a classmate in high school , can recall a conversation about him , when Jack told him , ‘ I saw my father yesterday ’ — as if it was an event to be noted — ‘ the poor old guy , I feel sorry for him because he ca n't help it . ’ |
| 32 | Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own . |
| 33 | as if it was something only experience could teach , he advised , ‘ If they have a gun or a knife , whatever you 've got , hand it over . |
| 34 | Grey-faced , he walked the heaving deck towards them as if it was a firm path , and the singing hushed at his coming . |
| 35 | None of the television which Boy watched for so many hours made sense in a conventional way , because he watched television as if it was one continuous programme . |
| 36 | The box was always somewhere on the floor by his bed , and was tied up with a bow , as if it was a precious parcel or a gift intended for a special person ; the bow was tied from a length of scarlet nylon ribbon which Boy had seen in the dustbin outside a florist 's , and had stolen , and taken home and ironed , having sensed at once that its splendid colour made it suitable for the tying up of this very special box . |
| 37 | I always thought that was extraordinary ; a man like him sitting apparently alone all night with that one never-empty , unintoxicating , frosted glass , as if it was the sign of some great abstinence or purity . |
| 38 | Occasionally when she was wearing this she had a trick of lifting it like wings , or ruffling it as if it was her real plumage , and she 'd declare : ‘ My dears , I am preparing for The Flight — into Egypt , to the islands , to the New World — who knows ! ’ |
| 39 | But in this case the enlightened engineer was concerned to do precisely the opposite , and as the digger pulled back the rubble , he exposed an area of wall which looked for a moment as if it was made entirely of shiny cream bones . |
| 40 | I spoke to him afterwards and apologized for the crowd , as if it was my fault ! |
| 41 | It was as if it was only when the surf was at its most savage that the ghost of Eddie Aikau could be expected to revisit the Bay . |
| 42 | Despite the scenery , however , my shin felt as if it was in a red-hot clamp , with someone turning the screw . |
| 43 | He felt more uneasy about this than about borrowing cars , but considered that the reason he wanted the money for was worthy : not as if it was coke or ciggies or similar self-indulgence . |
| 44 | As the orchestra took up the refrain once more , she came to take her mother 's hand at centre stage , and sang as if it was the most natural thing in the world . |
| 45 | ‘ Danker , ’ said the man in battle-dress , and to me : ‘ Hullo , old boy ’ as if it was inevitable that I should have come there some time or other , and went on throwing the ball about . |
| 46 | I had or had had cancer — a most serious disease — yet I had been talking as if it was all a joke . |
| 47 | I nodded helplessly , as if it was my fault . |
| 48 | Let your head float upwards from your shoulders as if it was being lifted from above . |
| 49 | The usual heavy roar of four Merlin engines was muted — it sounded as if it was limping . |
| 50 | With a total of thirty rooms , each arranged as if it was still in use , there is so much to see and enjoy . |
| 51 | It costs £100000 a minute to produce top quality graphics , on a computer system costing £10 million , so the people paying do not want something that looks as if it was shot with a camera for a few thousand pounds . |
| 52 | On the shelves there were fish swimming in the air as if it was their natural habitat . |
| 53 | ‘ — as if it was their natural habitat . |
| 54 | as if it was n't bad enough for us to live through it once … ’ |
| 55 | ‘ We would sink into each other as if it was the last time . |
| 56 | The stern yet mellow voice was unmistakeable , as bright and fresh as if it was 1979 when I was in my school uniform eating beans on toast , stretched out in front of the telly … and boy , did he speak quickly |
| 57 | It was as if it was harbouring some great consuming sadness and had lost the urge to live . |
| 58 | On her way out she paused , reaching up to slot the dā telo branch between the stones above the lintel , and the bull lowered its head threateningly and took a few steps towards her as if it was going to lunge . |
| 59 | ‘ I took a bowl of water and I gave it hirin , as if it was my father , or my brother , ’ said Kalchu . |
| 60 | ‘ You talk as if it was an interesting academic problem , ’ Claire snarled . |