Example sentences of "as if [pron] 'd just " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We 'd been discussing something else , and I said it out of the blue , but in my mind it was as if we 'd just been talking about Oliver , and the way she answered , as if she thought we 'd just been talking about Oliver too and there was n't any break in that conversation even though we 'd been through lots of different subjects in the meantime , made me feel very cheerful . |
| 2 | Whenever I saw her and Shadwell together they always looked pretty intense , as if they 'd just had a fight or shared a lot of secrets . |
| 3 | They had been on stand-by since 10.00 a.m. and it was now after one o'clock , but they were as crisp and well-tailored as if they 'd just stepped on to the plane . |
| 4 | as if they 'd just discovered immortality to be |
| 5 | Charlie was dead keen on Lilian doing him credit and she always did , always looked as if she 'd just stepped out of a bandbox . |
| 6 | Then drew back quickly , as if she 'd just been burned . |
| 7 | She wore a large white straw hat and looked as if she 'd just been to church . |
| 8 | She asked , ‘ What was that ? ’ as if she 'd just failed to catch some remark that Luke had made . |
| 9 | She looked small , frail , and feeble ; her face was dazed and vacant , as if she 'd just been woken up and could n't quite remember where she was . |
| 10 | She felt as if she 'd just escaped a raging tornado , flung to one side just in time . |
| 11 | Her heart raced like a riptide ; her ears rang and lights fizzed at the back of her eyes as if she 'd just dived deep into the bosom of Ocean . |
| 12 | Bad enough to feel the way she did , let alone have to spend time with a man who treated her as if she 'd just crawled from under a stone . |
| 13 | Her prosecutor was looking at her as if she 'd just crawled from under a stone . |
| 14 | Marc made her feel as if she 'd just had a battle with a steamroller — but she was mildly pleased with herself . |
| 15 | His expression was severe and disapproving as if he 'd just been sucking on a slice of lemon . |
| 16 | Joe appeared , looking as if he 'd just finished knocking the Army into shape , and the Navy as well . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said slowly , as if he 'd just completed a mental calculation , ‘ that 's quite right . |
| 18 | Singer 's face was flushed as if he 'd just got out of a hot bath . |
| 19 | He was a red-faced man with a pitted complexion who always looked exhausted , as if he 'd just completed a marathon . |
| 20 | Rohmer smiled again , and this time it was as if he 'd just heard the best news of the evening . |
| 21 | In deck shoes , casual close-fitting denim Bermudas , and black polo-shirt , his hair tousled as if he 'd just jumped off a boat , he looked very large and male and intimidating . |
| 22 | Roman dropped his arm from her shoulders , faced her as if he 'd just returned , mentally , from some distant place . |
| 23 | It 's as if he 'd just had a snort of it . |
| 24 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 25 | As I got up Terry looked at me as if I 'd just announced I had a private income . |
| 26 | ‘ The whole thing was a perfectly natural mistake , but , thanks to him , they went on as if I 'd just attempted to rob the Bank of England . |
| 27 | I made sure I looked as if I 'd just got out of bed and dressed in a hurry — hence no socks and the sweatshirt — and went down to front garden to wave them in . |
| 28 | The big one looked down at me as if I 'd just crawled out from under . |
| 29 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 30 | ‘ Not at all as if you 'd just dismounted from a horse . |