Example sentences of "as if [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had turned her body to fire with a few practised touches out there and now he expected her to forget all that had happened , stand beside him and discuss the garden as if nothing in the world had just occurred . |
| 2 | ‘ We wo n't let them sit back and talk amongst themselves , as if everything in the garden is rosy , ’ she explained earnestly . |
| 3 | He felt the warmth of it flowing up his arm like an injection ; it was as if everything in her was being transmitted through their palms . |
| 4 | Chief Inspector , you 're talking as if everyone in that car is now dead . |
| 5 | The next day it seemed as if everyone in the school knew . |
| 6 | It was as if something in the skinny mare compelled him ; he did not look at any of the others . |
| 7 | He could have sworn that he had heard yet another vehicle out there , as if he in turn were being followed , but there was nothing to be seen . |
| 8 | Her travelling companions had quietened , as if someone in authority had arrived . |
| 9 | Second surprise was the music — a soft waltz coming to her through deep blue dusk , strings and woodwind , as if someone in a grand house up on the hill had just opened the door of the ballroom . |