Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] as [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a chillingly clear picture of its abominable face : it had so many wrinkles and boils it looked as if it had lived for centuries . |
| 2 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 3 | I had never had him down as a kerb-crawler either , but from the state of the car it looked as if it had had a good kicking . |
| 4 | Peggy rather hoped that Rosalind was not all dressed up to meet a new boy-friend , but with a letter going off to Richard it looked as if she were . |
| 5 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |
| 6 | Outside the window it looked as if the few farm houses we passed were floating in a sea of snow . |
| 7 | Covered in sharp angled corners it feels as if the slightest pressure would collapse it . |
| 8 | Day after day the German heavies pounded the corpses in this gully , until they were quartered , and re-quartered ; to one eye-witness it seemed as if it were filled with dismembered limbs that no one could or would bury . |
| 9 | I in a mammal it looks as if that the mother 's body i is , is an oven , and once you 've put the bun in , it 's gon na rise it 's not like that . |
| 10 | Since the Board are entering into a Scheme for adult education in co-operation with the LEA in Cambridgeshire much in the same way ( as ) had been done in Bedfordshire it seems as if it might be best for the Board to be recognised as the Responsible Body for this type of course . |
| 11 | For a moment it looked as if he was free and would land safely near Tock 's cottage but coming down he fell with a thump into the basket lift at the other side . |
| 12 | For a moment it looked as if the classic capture was about to take place : the low , lean greyhound was about to sink its teeth into the boar . |
| 13 | For a moment it looked as if Evans might resist , then he let himself be led to the sofa where he sat down quietly with his head between his hands and began to cry . |
| 14 | The Ford driver gave nothing away and for a moment it looked as if there would be a confrontation with a juggernaut coming from London . |
| 15 | For a moment it looked as if she 'd ask him more , she raised her face to his . |
| 16 | For a brief moment it looked as if someone was on fire . |
| 17 | Fergus gave a truly terrible cry , and for a moment it seemed as if a sudden coldness had descended . |
| 18 | For a moment it seemed as if she would pull away from him , then she nodded , and , still weeping , allowed herself to be led away . |
| 19 | For a moment it seemed as if Lori was n't going to say anything at all . |
| 20 | In the abortive Artois offensive of May 1915 , the attack by Pétain 's Corps at Vimy Ridge was so well prepared that for a moment it seemed as if the whole German front might collapse . |
| 21 | For an agonising moment it felt as if she was naked again , under the intent , laughing scrutiny of those cruel grey eyes . |
| 22 | ‘ At the moment it looks as if all major roadworks are suspended . ’ |
| 23 | At the moment it looks as if the end of term will see us all thrown on the job market . |
| 24 | Valerie is still hopeful that she 'll be able to get the school reopened but at the moment it looks as if this is as close as these children will get to being at Brockweir School . |
| 25 | For the first time , the Christian Democrat vote was less than 30 per cent for both Houses of Parliament — though by the vagaries of the complex system of distributing seats it looked as if the alliance might get a majority in the lower house , the Chamber of Deputies . |
| 26 | From the outside it looked as if the NAMIBIA players surrounding their coach-cum-manager-cum-union President , Henning Snyman , had gathered for the ritual pre-match huddle . |
| 27 | Although , in the novel , the house awaits the return of Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock , in the picture it appears as if they have that moment left , abandoning their ordinary occupations . |
| 28 | At the shop it looked as if there would be no public transport to Gairloch until the next century . |
| 29 | To my childish imagination it seemed as if she was still alive to what was happening and was showing her disapproval . |
| 30 | And moving out through the suburbs it looked as if he was right . |