Example sentences of "as if he have [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning , she found Fernand at her side , as if he had risen out of the earth . |
| 2 | She felt raw — not physically , except where she had scoured her skin in the bath , but inside , in her soul , as if he had reached in and desecrated some sacred part of her . |
| 3 | She just could n't help it , and Marguerite looked at her son as if he had gone quite mad . |
| 4 | Once the lids of the outer case and the leaden shell had been removed , the workman prised off the lid of the inner coffin ; the slightly yellowed silk sheets were drawn back and there lay the body of the child , looking as if he had gone off to sleep but a few moments before . |
| 5 | There was a pause as if he had said more than he had intended , and , not wanting to probe , she went on , ‘ After drama school I landed a role in a long-running West End farce , as the dumb blonde — because of my looks , I suppose . |
| 6 | ‘ Sometimes I hate him , ’ he said with undoubted truth , and wheeled away as if he had said enough . |
| 7 | The young man seemed embarrassed , as if he had said too much , though he had barely said anything . |
| 8 | When Papillon prepares for his final escape and Louis says he 's not going , he sounds as if he had decided not to shave that day . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ What does Anpetuwi mean ? ’ he asked her , conversationally , as if he had noticed either the lull in the action , or the relaxing of some tension in her . |
| 10 | Eric Verrico was the one who most frequently posed , for , looking as if he had stepped out of a Caravaggio , he was the most beautiful of Johnny 's Circus . |
| 11 | It was as if he had blocked out that part of his life and was only interested in talking about the future . |
| 12 | Grinning with surprise as if he had stumbled on to the This is Your Life set , his hand was pumped by Bill Wyman ( the Rolling Stone vote ) , Roland Butcher ( the cricketing vote ) , Gordon Banks ( the goalkeeping vote ) , Elaine Paige ( the musical vote ) , Patrick Moore ( the moon vote ) , Andrew Lloyd Webber ( the seriously rich vote ) and dozens more . |
| 13 | Julius 's dark brown eyes held an odd gleam of triumph , as if he had realised exactly the same thing . |
| 14 | No dog , he noticed , but Cara 's son , the silent child who had always made him feel so ill at ease , still sitting by the hearth as if he had grown there from a morose three-year-old into a clean and tidy , almost dandified five . |
| 15 | And Sir Richard Attenborough was there to tell his audience that he felt as if he had come not just to the centre of Europe but of the world . |
| 16 | It was alleged that they unlawfully arrested Llewellyn Lovelace in Milton Keynes six years ago , and then altered his statement to make it look as if he had come forward voluntarily . |
| 17 | It was a relief when Stephen Copley , the Senior Chemist , arrived just before ten , bustling in as usual , his rubicund face with its tonsure and fringe of black curly hair glistening as if he had come in from the sun . |
| 18 | The defendant was held liable as if he had driven more slowly he could have avoided the accident . |
| 19 | She told him where Dyson and Bob were , and he nodded and smiled again , as if he had known already . |
| 20 | They only saw him : it was very sudden , just as if he had materialized out of thin air . |
| 21 | He had let out a number of slow deep breaths as if he had got out of a tight corner , but no sooner had he entered the room again than Lizzie said , ‘ Does Maggie know of this ? ’ |
| 22 | Even without the simple affirmation his face would have given her the answer ; he looked pale and drawn , as if he had slept even less than she had . |
| 23 | Presiding from the centre of the dais , Mr Crumwallis looked as if he had told wearily over every second of every minute of the watches of that night . |
| 24 | It was almost as if he 'd reached out to clasp her hand in his plea for help , and she knew she 'd wanted to give him a lift . |
| 25 | It was as if he 'd made up his mind about something yet was not sure if it was the right thing to do . |
| 26 | He did n't look as if he 'd driven down here with business matters on his mind … last night 's happenings , even in this fraught atmosphere , swirled back into her mind to torment her … |
| 27 | Sam looked as if he 'd had too much of the whole thing . |
| 28 | So much change , in so short a time ; Pete felt as if he 'd aged more in ten weeks than in the ten years that had gone before . |
| 29 | He fluttered his fingers as if he 'd picked up something hot . |
| 30 | ‘ He 's special , Master Venables , because he 's a murderer , a felon who has stolen over two hundred pounds of his master 's monies , and it looks as if he has got away scot free ! ’ |