Example sentences of "[vb past] as [conj] it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | His hat was stuck on top of his head but it looked as though it would blow off at any minute . |
2 | But the tail of the Mary Alice looked as though it might break off completely any minute and was causing such a drag that we had to fly back on our own . |
3 | He did so when play was about to resume after a stoppage early in the last session of the fourth day , with the score 384 for 7 , and he could hardly have timed it more precisely ; 60 for 3 overnight , and , as next morning it looked as though it might rain at any time , Marshall decided to polish the rest off quickly . |
4 | But while his second innings batting on Monday looked as though it might save the match , his bowling was desperately short of aggression and conviction . |
5 | It was an uncompromising block which looked as though it could withstand a siege . |