Example sentences of "his [noun sg] as [subord] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought that Doreen might be pregnant , that the processes of gestation might be irretrievably in motion at that very moment , returned at regular intervals with more and more force , pumping worry into his heart as if it were a balloon . |
| 2 | Occasionally mainman Simon Breed will become so preoccupied with his crazed exhibition , he neglects the art of singing into the mic , grappling with his guitar as if it were a rabid pitbull while savagely screaming and throwing himself around the stage like an out-take from Nightmare On Elm Street . |
| 3 | He blew on his tea as if it was still too hot to drink . |
| 4 | The next morning found him on the practice fields as soon as the sun was up , battering his post as though it were a mortal enemy . |
| 5 | This also was familiar to him , the ability , at times of danger , to issue commands to his body as if it were a separate entity . |
| 6 | One of the things that particularly amused him was that Hilary had pushed a red handkerchief into his sleeve as if it were a sign of breeding and distinction . |
| 7 | He took some of his drink as if it was bitter in his mouth . |
| 8 | He tossed back his drink as if it were lemonade . |
| 9 | He tugged at his knife but had it only half-drawn when the huge taloned paw of the bear smashed his head as if it was a rotten apple . |
| 10 | drinking his beer as if it had gone flat , she thought , seeing him before he saw her . |
| 11 | Her name rolled off his tongue as if it were some rich dessert to be savoured , and the tiredness seemed suddenly to leave his face . |
| 12 | The children in ‘ Lord of the Flies ’ have no time to think and Jack drew his knife as if it was from habit . |
| 13 | Going on about his birthday as if it was the Second Coming . ’ |
| 14 | But if he had first dropped the razor , why should it be lying on top of the blanket and so conveniently close to his hand as if it had slipped from the opening fingers ? |
| 15 | Ludens held her moist hot hand between his thin dry cool hands , nursing it upon his knee as if it were a wounded bird . |
| 16 | Cranston stopped and , half crouching , retched violently as the true horror of what he had seen seized his mind and wrung his stomach as if it was a wet rag . |
| 17 | Tammuz waved a hand , examining the remains of his meal as if it was a valuable artefact . |
| 18 | Obviously he was the kind of man who could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory as if it had never happened , and get on with living in the present . |
| 19 | Gabriel took his Bible from under his arm as if it were loaded , and opened it . |
| 20 | The smile was still on his face as if it had never left . |
| 21 | He cleared his throat as if it was suddenly troubling him . |