Example sentences of "[be] as [conj] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is as if by doing so a woman offers herself , ritually cleansed , to be entirely controlled by her husband . |
| 2 | It is as if by being able to make moral judgements people recognise , not simply an additional technical possibility , but something to which they wish to give ultimate significance . |
| 3 | It is as if by working in Weston Hall , Leapor came into contact with that family 's modest literary tradition . |
| 4 | It was as if by drinking from the cold spring they were hoping to appease some spirit of the place so that it would n't turn unfriendly to their studies ; but they could not settle as they tried to read and make notes . |
| 5 | It was as if by revealing a hint of softness to Nutty , knowing that she suspected him of acquiescing in order to save Firelight from the chop , a girlish affection betrayed , he then behaved more churlishly than ever to make up for it . |