Example sentences of "as [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No longer are we referred to as although we still we 're referred as |
| 2 | It was as if nothing at all had happened . |
| 3 | They 'd dress up then and go out to dinner to some restaurant , laughing and talking together as if nothing at all had happened . ’ |
| 4 | Now it looks as if nothing could stop West Germany taking the lead with her unbeatable combination of credentials : guilt , enthusiasm , material interest and money . |
| 5 | A spokesman for the largest opposition group , the People 's Party , said the Prime Minister was acting ‘ as if nothing had changed ’ . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the largest opposition group , the People 's Party , said the Prime Minister was acting ‘ as if nothing had changed ’ . |
| 7 | Its smartly dressed citizens go about their business as if nothing was happening . |
| 8 | Less than a minute later it will be on its feet again as if nothing had happened . |
| 9 | The rest of the hens were roaming as if nothing had happened . |
| 10 | He thought it best to give her a quick kiss and talk as if nothing had happened . |
| 11 | Next day , when he awoke at noon , he was as bright and cheerful as if nothing at all had happened . |
| 12 | The tale is told with the utmost economy , as if nothing unusual was taking place . |
| 13 | The most disheartening part of the Terror was the way the intellectual , creative , artistic people chickened out as if nothing special was happening . |
| 14 | It could seem as if nothing except attendance at the church 's services divided a pagan intellectual such as the professor Marius Victorinus from the educated clergy of a city such as Milan . |
| 15 | They are often advertised in the newspapers as ‘ bomb proof ! ’ ; no matter what occurs they will just continue their mild sweet way as if nothing had ever happened . |
| 16 | They are hardly likely to behave as if nothing had happened . ’ |
| 17 | But , the layman may object , this does not mean that the communicating classes should be allowed to get an election wrong , and just carry on communicating as if nothing had happened . |
| 18 | Beyond the cottage gates , a bent green and yellow sign welcomed visitors to the area as if nothing had happened , declaring : ‘ Visit Etna National Park , where nature is protected . ’ |
| 19 | Only Mr Rumback walked on as if nothing had happened . |
| 20 | He smiled as if nothing unusual had happened and said , ‘ Dinner in five minutes . |
| 21 | Right on time , just as if nothing had happened . |
| 22 | He 'd carry on as if nothing was the matter , though some days his face was grey with pain . |
| 23 | It was a point of honour , in The Bar , to behave as if nothing , not anything , was extraordinary . |
| 24 | The weeds that we 'd uprooted in the morning were shrivelled and brown ; the earth looked as if nothing had ever lived in it . |
| 25 | When he wins he turns up the next week as if nothing 's happened — and as if he has n't got a penny to his name , that 's the difference between Seve and others — what sets him apart a bit , I suppose . |
| 26 | Our vet says we will know if the melanomas spread internally as the mane will lose condition very quickly and in the meantime keep on using her as if nothing is wrong . |
| 27 | as if nothing less would do , |
| 28 | The villagers often joked that if she met a German tank on the road to Berkeley , she would order it off the road and pass on as if nothing had happened . |
| 29 | The barman was back ( a leap ) at his station behind the bar , as if nothing had happened . |
| 30 | Then we simply can not carry on our lives as if nothing has happened . |