Example sentences of "as [subord] she is " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can read into Las Meninas such a view of the Habsburgs ( Fig. 8 ) : Philip IV and Mariana are merely reflections , living in a world of grotesquerie and make-believe ; a tiny princess dressed as an adult with a skirt so stiff it makes her look as if she is on wheels , surrounded by curtseying maids , a dwarf , a midget , a huge dog with the ability to sleep through anything , and a great artist , aloof and all-powerful . |
| 2 | In Gwendolen she writes of the way a black woman like Sonia , Gwendolen 's mother , is treated , either with polite indifference or as if she is not there . |
| 3 | The bikini is tiny , three triangles of cotton crochet , and her ribs protrude so much that she looks as if she is made of corrugated paper . |
| 4 | She feels as if she is negotiating the entrails of the city in the slow , peristaltic procession . |
| 5 | Because it is the mating act in cats that induces ovulation , it is possible in this way to start the female cat 's ovulation as if she is carrying male sperm . |
| 6 | It feels as if she is reading everything out , even when it is spontaneous . |
| 7 | At times , it is almost as if she is trying to emulate the star-studded image of Suzanne Lenglen , which she clearly admires so much . |
| 8 | It 's as if she is conducting an experiment , with herself as one of the ingredients . |
| 9 | A woman does n't fall down steep stairs then lie at the bottom as if she is fast asleep . ’ |
| 10 | It 's as if she is away staying somewhere , and we are waiting for her to come back , we can not do anything until she returns . |
| 11 | It does n't sound as if she is going to come round , so he wo n't have to do anything . ’ |
| 12 | The ballerina here is cleverly perched on a matchbox so that she looks as if she is standing up , but you might find it easier to omit her feet and just stand her flat on the cake board . |