Example sentences of "and [adj] [prep] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The availability of similar speeds across the network could make the future remote facilities as intuitive and supportive as if they were all on the user 's desktop . |
| 2 | The machines hummed and snick-snicked as if they had been warned to keep their voices down . |
| 3 | They looked empty and forlorn as if they had not yet adjusted themselves to their premature change of life . |
| 4 | They had been on stand-by since 10.00 a.m. and it was now after one o'clock , but they were as crisp and well-tailored as if they 'd just stepped on to the plane . |
| 5 | He 'd lost weight , his eyes were staring and red as if they 'd been rolled in grit , and his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow 's ; it was almost as if , in the course of the past few weeks , he 'd been drained of the zest and the energy and the sense of confidence that she 'd steadily been picking up . |
| 6 | Two of the brass chandeliers suspended above the nave gave a gentle diffused light but the church looked dimly mysterious compared with the glare of the passage and the figures of Massingham and the detective sergeant quietly conferring , of Miss Wharton and the boy patiently sitting like hump-backed dwarfs on low chairs in what must be the children 's corner , seemed as distanced and insubstantial as if they moved in a different dimension of time . |
| 7 | It is unfortunate , then , that Bakker treats endothermy and ectothermy as if they were mutually exclusive , even suggesting that endotherms have a distinct competitive advantage over the others . |