Example sentences of "as [subord] [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less than a minute later it will be on its feet again as if nothing had happened . |
| 2 | The rest of the hens were roaming as if nothing had happened . |
| 3 | He thought it best to give her a quick kiss and talk as if nothing had happened . |
| 4 | They are hardly likely to behave as if nothing had happened . ’ |
| 5 | But , the layman may object , this does not mean that the communicating classes should be allowed to get an election wrong , and just carry on communicating as if nothing had happened . |
| 6 | Beyond the cottage gates , a bent green and yellow sign welcomed visitors to the area as if nothing had happened , declaring : ‘ Visit Etna National Park , where nature is protected . ’ |
| 7 | Only Mr Rumback walked on as if nothing had happened . |
| 8 | Right on time , just as if nothing had happened . |
| 9 | The villagers often joked that if she met a German tank on the road to Berkeley , she would order it off the road and pass on as if nothing had happened . |
| 10 | The barman was back ( a leap ) at his station behind the bar , as if nothing had happened . |
| 11 | Frank did n't apologize and Philip behaved as if nothing had happened . |
| 12 | Then , an hour before ‘ They 'd be giving Luigi his shirt when Maradona would come in as if nothing had happened . |
| 13 | as if nothing had happened , the Valkyrie flew on for sixteen seconds . |
| 14 | Their loss was not reported to police or the royal household — and work carried on as if nothing had happened . |
| 15 | But within two days she was back at school and behaving as if nothing had happened . ’ |
| 16 | The alternative to this has amounted to a reaffirmation of historicism almost as if nothing had happened . |
| 17 | The interrupted program therefore proceeds with the execution of the instructions at locations n+1 , n+2 , … , etc. as if nothing had happened , until the next interrupt signal is received . |
| 18 | Topaz went into Timothy 's arms as quietly and naturally as if nothing had happened . |
| 19 | Collins continued as if nothing had happened . |
| 20 | " Answer my question , " the woman continued , as if nothing had happened . |
| 21 | Back in Frenchay , Caroline , who has never got things out of perspective , changed out of her special Palace outfit and went off to choir practice as if nothing had happened . |
| 22 | Lizzy walked into the front room and through to the kitchen where she began to make herself a cup of coffee as if nothing had happened . |
| 23 | I 've read about it , you do exercises and train yourself , and then when the time comes you pop behind a bush and reappear with the baby slung on your hip , and go on toiling in the paddy-fields as if nothing had happened . " |
| 24 | For a time the eagles were speechless with surprise at what had happened and could only stare through the Cages to Woil who had now taken stance again on the branch where he had originally been and was grooming himself as if nothing had happened . |
| 25 | Back again , he behaved as if nothing had happened . |
| 26 | He strode briskly into the building as if nothing had happened . |
| 27 | We were back at the university , sitting on the bench as if nothing had happened . |
| 28 | He noticed how in other wealthy families the wife or the husband often seemed quite cheerful and calm despite the recent death — just as if nothing had happened . |
| 29 | He waved and grinned as if nothing had happened . |
| 30 | ‘ Good morning , ’ said Floy , as if nothing had happened and Caspar , who looked uneasily over his shoulder , then said , in an urgent whisper , ‘ I did n't like locking you in , you know , but I did n't have any choice . ’ |