Example sentences of "as if it be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After about five minutes you may need to change the blotters but , eventually , when it looks as if it is not going to curl , you can remove the weight and let it air dry . |
| 2 | If the parent bird is aquatic and is making its display on water , it may turn on its side , flap one wing awkwardly in the air and paddle itself in a circle as if it is hopelessly crippled . |
| 3 | Though at any given amount it looks as if it is n't going anywhere , it 's always on the move , lumbering from crisis to crisis . |
| 4 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 5 | ‘ It looks as if it 's just starting up , ’ he said as the sound of pop music drifted towards them . |
| 6 | I hide my sticky hand behind me , as if it 's brightly stained . |
| 7 | And it 's as if it was n't floating on the surface and it was doing all the things that fishes do but it was |
| 8 | Previously she had worn it flat , practically plastered down on her head , until it looked as if it was almost painted on her scalp , like that of a wooden doll . |
| 9 | The bomber that looked as if it was always flying downhill is the subject of this account of 4 Group 's operations during 1939 and 1940 . |
| 10 | And before very long you found yourself involved with a project which looked as if it was actually going to take over your life . |
| 11 | He cleared his throat as if it was suddenly troubling him . |
| 12 | Why not just ignore the decision and act as if it was never made ? |
| 13 | It was said in the last chapter that doubtful law should not be represented as if it were well established . |
| 14 | ‘ Quite a governess , ’ he said , lingering on the word as if it were especially endowed . |
| 15 | Its tail stood up and it fell , spinning slowly as if it were gently unwinding itself . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | And then , when no-one even blinked an eye , nor have him any money , nor ( surprisingly enough ) the offer of a job … ‘ ‘ ; the stifling heat in the Métro tunnels , as if it were about to explode at any moment , and this uplifting sense of drifting , passing through whole areas of life scarcely touching on any of them . |
| 18 | King 's Jester used to be a very spooky horse and would shy at the same jump , stacked in the corner of the school , every single day and if anything was moved to a different position , he would behave as if it were about to leap out and get him . |
| 19 | Her collarbone felt as if it were about to burst through her skin but her head had cleared and she felt strong . |
| 20 | With all this technology literally at our fingertips , many people insist on using the computer keyboard as if it were mechanically connected to the printer . |