Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [subord] [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were both standing behind the counter looking as if they were n't quite sure what to do next . |
| 2 | I caught sight of Claire , bright red in the face , looking as if she were about to burst into tears . |
| 3 | Joshua grabbed Hyacinth by the arm — she had been looking as if she were about to attack her victim 's other eye — and steered her away . |
| 4 | Near the Clonmacnoise entrance , the river had overflowed into the fields , beside a misshapen castle tower that perched on a hummock , balanced at an angle and looking as if it were about to fall over . |
| 5 | ooh listen her , she 's acting as if she 's now |
| 6 | He 'd been a bit scared of her before , but he was even more so now she was acting as if she was n't right in the head . |
| 7 | Harvey may refuse the usual ‘ women 's role ’ but she has taken the indie scene by storm by writing some starkly troubled sexual vignettes while sounding as if she 's profoundly at ease in her own skin . |
| 8 | He saw Mayli , and stopped , his eyes widening , his lips parting as if he were about to speak . |
| 9 | [ Now there goes my clerk again , protesting as if he was as chaste as the driven snow . |
| 10 | Every year when the mares come to stud , there are always a few who we initially think are quite sensible and intelligent but who then surprise us by behaving as if they are totally brainless ! |
| 11 | Shadow ministers , who had been behaving as if they were about to move into Whitehall , looked stunned and shattered . |
| 12 | Annie was behaving as if she were fully dressed . |
| 13 | They were laughing and talking as if nobody were there at all but the two of them and she could see the source of Felipe 's annoyance . |