Example sentences of "as if [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , straightening up as if already the burden of sovereignty weighed heavily on his shoulders , he made his reply . ’ |
| 2 | as if already suffering from an excess of emotion , he left . |
| 3 | Faye patted her growing belly as if already determined to shield her own child from the pain of something like a divorce . |
| 4 | Lady Francesca stared at the flowers as if already bored by the conversation . |
| 5 | When the man shook his head , he looked at his watch as if yet another important appointment awaited him , and strutted off . |
| 6 | But after a moment 's silence he said , as if casually , ‘ She 's a scamper , that one ; into every hole and corner , if I remember rightly , so she 's likely stayed out late and is frightened to go home — if old man Walton had a load on she 'd be introduced to the buckle end of his belt . |
| 7 | John and Simon always left the doors open upstairs , as if casually , so that anyone who suspected , but did not know , would think they 'd been wrong . |
| 8 | The waitress counts her tip as if reasonably expecting a million dollars for all the aggravation caused . |
| 9 | When he came into the room , sleepy and rubbing his eyes , he too stared as if not able to believe how like all other mornings the morning was . |
| 10 | The orchestra ground to an embarrassed halt and the audience was completely silent , as if not believing it . |
| 11 | It is as if not too many new churches are wanted because they are rather unanglican . |
| 12 | A tall man who gazed about him as if not yet intimidated by what he saw . |
| 13 | After all that toil and trouble , the outcome was the same as it is more often than not in a constituency of the Republic — the same , that is to say , as if not a single vote had been transferred : the candidates elected were those who , on the showing of the very first count , had the greatest number of first-preference votes . |
| 14 | He said , ‘ What ? ’ and tried to look over his shoulder , as if not sure who was there . |
| 15 | The sounds came nearer ; dragging , crawling sounds , as if not one but several creatures were struggling across the floor . |
| 16 | Dr and Mrs Frome looked at Mr McWhirter as if not entirely convinced . |
| 17 | Her accusing eyes had been fixed on the solitary figure who 'd stood a little apart from the others , as if not sure of his right to be there . |
| 18 | ‘ You 've cut me , ’ he said , as if not quite believing it . |
| 19 | Now it looks as if not all of that will be called , but we ca n't be sure at this stage . |
| 20 | He paused as if not sure what to say next . |
| 21 | She ignored his guiding hand on her elbow and side-steped it as if not sure which way to go . |
| 22 | Is anybody else going to want any sandwiches or sausage rolls , as if not we will give them to people outside . |
| 23 | There was a darkness , a sinister menace clinging to some of them , as if simply to touch them might call up dreadful visions and evil forces . |
| 24 | Half way to the door I swivelled and , as if simply following the script of this particular hangover , strolled back to the table and came to a halt with my hands in my pockets a few feet from Davis 's chair . |
| 25 | She spoke of him occasionally , as if blithely unaware of any possible alter-egos that he might have . |
| 26 | The boats thus grew from no clear design — but emerged organically , with asymmetrical spars , as if barely freed from the forms of the forest . |
| 27 | Well … it looked as if tomorrow might be a very hectic day indeed . |
| 28 | It carried a bowl of flowers set , as if votively , before a photograph . |
| 29 | ‘ I have some rather good jewellery ’ ( and it was as if somewhere among her assortment of boxes was a very special one — but there was not — a mysterious Ali Baba store of necklaces , bracelets , rings , even a tiara ) ; ‘ I do n't think my insurers would be very pleased to know that a window was left open at night . ’ |
| 30 | She believed what she had said and yet those last words had a curious prophetic ring — as if somewhere in those uncharted seas which man calls Time , they were echoing and re-echoing into the future . |