Example sentences of "be as if [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's as if everyone else had given up and the Government then said , ‘ Oh , give the workers some money and let them have a go . ’ |
| 2 | It 's as if someone today wanted to write down Napoleon 's words and deeds without being able to consult a single written document , only vague memories and anecdotes . |
| 3 | He says the present is so empty , it 's as if she never existed . |
| 4 | It 's as if he still lives there , so when I go past I look up at the window I 'd put him in . |
| 5 | It 's as if it never happened . |
| 6 | It 's as if I never knew her . ’ |
| 7 | I felt — it was as if I suddenly knew I was going to die and I was nothing , just sand and dust blowing away . ’ |
| 8 | It was as if he just wanted to show off , or something . |
| 9 | It was as if he really had struck her , then . |
| 10 | It was as if he always needed something — it was terribly exhausting . |
| 11 | But it was as if she already knew , had known the moment that Sandra had pushed through those doors . |
| 12 | It was as if she really did n't know the answer . |
| 13 | ‘ When they broke up it was as if she never wanted to hear his name again — and I ca n't say I blame her . |