Example sentences of "as [conj] reading " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	Then said , as if reading from an autocue :
2	She held a book as if reading and sipped wine .
3	as if reading her thoughts the Minister leaned forward a little .
4	‘ What killed the old Ireland was not only television , but the motor car , ’ Sean proceeded , as if reading my mind .
5	as if reading her thoughts , Mrs Browning then said , ‘ It is not that I am afraid of dying , you know .
6	‘ I did ask to sit next to you , ’ Erica remarked , as if reading my thoughts as I sat down , ‘ once I knew you 'd be here . ’
7	as if reading his mind Maggie tugged him across in front of her so that he could comfort his wife .
8	He paused after each question , stared over our heads , then jerked out the next as if reading from a cueboard behind us .
9	as if reading her thoughts , Ricky said , ‘ Better still , we 'll go out . ’
10	as if reading his mind , Culley asked , ‘ Where have they gone ? ’
11	She leant forward in her chair as if to make the facts clearer , cool and in control , as if reading from autoscript in the studio .
12	as if reading her thoughts , her husband said :
13	as if reading her mind , he said over his shoulder , ‘ There 's coffee in the percolator .
14	Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) .
15	‘ What are you doing here ? ’ she said as if reading from a Gestapo training manual .
16	as if reading her thoughts , Veronica hurried on .
17	as if reading her thoughts , he smiled .
18	‘ Did I accuse you of being as hard as nails ? ’ he teased gently , at last , as if reading her mind .

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