Example sentences of "it [vb past] as [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a moment it seemed as though it had tapped some hidden reserve of strength and would ease itself up on to the opposite bank , and escape into the forest . |
| 2 | My stomach turned over as I watched the ball heading for the out-of-bounds , but to my relief it looked as though it had stayed in , even if it seemed in an awful spot . |
| 3 | I gave myself a brisk tub down with a towel — when I saw it in daylight it looked as though it had been run over by a lorry on a muddy building site — and changed every stitch of clothing . |
| 4 | It would er but as I 've already said the bed looked made er totally un-slept in it looked as though it had just been made up from new and un-slept in which is why I took that course of action . |
| 5 | It looked as though it had been woven like the baskets which were used to collect tea from the old plantations . |
| 6 | We said god look at this , you know it looked as though it had been painted |
| 7 | It looked as though it went on for ever . ’ |