Example sentences of "[verb] as if [pron] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this research , the investigator plans to study the possibility that adults on occasion expect young children to behave as if they already have an accurate conception of the process of communication , and that as a result of being expected to behave in this more mature way they come to realise why that behaviour is appropriate . |
| 2 | When we act as if we already have certain qualities , experiences , relationships , opportunities or material possessions , we exert a powerful magnetic attraction for what we want to come into our lives . |
| 3 | ‘ Only make it sound as if you really believe it this time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It seems as if I really do need to lie down , ’ she said faintly , and then he had swept her off the ground and was carrying her to one of the low , comfortable sofas in a private alcove where donors who were feeling faint could eat and drink in peace and quiet as they recovered . |
| 5 | I feel as if I just want to leave this place — and never see it — or anyone here ever again . ’ |
| 6 | When I decide to talk to you this way , my hours are spiked as if we really have a date planned . |