Example sentences of "as though they be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sounds to me as though they 're just sell stuff , I I do n't know ! |
| 2 | He smiled infuriatingly at her , lifting a hand to run it over his dark hair , seemingly as relaxed as though they were just sharing a pleasant little chat rather than this frosty interview . |
| 3 | There , they were brilliant and I felt as though they were just starting to work when finished . |
| 4 | " It almost looks as though they were just going through the cupboards , examining the stuff , as it were , the plainclothes man said . |
| 5 | But others looked as though they were desperately trying to find a way out , gazing to the ceiling deep in thought . |
| 6 | In apparent agreement with this idea , some subjects appeared to benefit from continual advances of their sleep/wake rhythm ( as though they were continually flying eastward ) or by being woken temporarily at about four o'clock in the morning to receive a burst of bright light for about an hour . |