Example sentences of "as [subord] [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As once you have dealt with history , you have to put in place something that keeps it up to date , without too much labour and without erm , a major hole there where things fall into the middle cover and come out . |
| 2 | as abruptly as if we had seen a ghost . |
| 3 | ‘ I must say that our discussion was such that it was as if we have known each other for many , many years . ’ |
| 4 | Apart from being baked hard by the heat of the lava , these sediments were quite undisturbed , and had been carried bodily as smoothly as if they had gone up in a lift . |
| 5 | The emotions of like and dislike are just as broad as if they had arisen from a total survey of the car . |
| 6 | When they had reached St Matthew 's church he had followed her inside as naturally as if they had set out together that morning . |
| 7 | They were uncertain of her , she could feel it as surely as if they 'd appointed a spokesman to stand up and tell her so . |
| 8 | It was as simple as if they 'd asked him if he knew a good plumber . |
| 9 | Her garments were removed as swiftly as if she 'd done it herself . |
| 10 | It all looked delightfully cosy , with an en-suite bathroom , but Kate backed out of the room as quickly as if she 'd walked into a pit full of rattlesnakes . |
| 11 | Just a frail little thing , was n't she , the wind could have picked her up and tossed her away , yet she had demolished him as surely as if she had wielded a pick-axe handle to his belly . |
| 12 | And in her dream every line of his face was as familiar as if she had scrutinised it intently . |
| 13 | She relaxed , as satisfied as if she had chaired a difficult meeting through to its triumphant conclusion or been acclaimed at Board level for the fresh approach of her latest report . |
| 14 | She turned abruptly into the fitting-room and after a very short time reappeared , looking as perfect as if she had spent hours dressing instead of minutes . |
| 15 | The walls were maroon and the carpet was purple and the effect was expensive , but Lee felt as depressed as if she had found herself in the smelly hallway of a neglected and deprived residence . |
| 16 | In a silence full of his broken intention , she caught the look , passing helplessly between him and Lalage — a look that joined her love and her friend as clearly as if she had found them in bed . |
| 17 | As if she had read her thoughts , Miss Hatherby said , ‘ There is nothing to be ashamed of . |
| 18 | Erm just the same as if you had had a good nights sleep . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , that 's the Eiffel Tower , ’ and he says it in the same tone of voice as if you had shown him a portrait of Grandpa , and he had said : ‘ So that 's your grandfather I 've heard so much about . |
| 20 | Today we can talk about sex without modesty or fear , but bring up the subject of death and you will be treated with the same social horror as if you had brought up the subject of masturbation at a Victorian ladies ' tea party . |
| 21 | Now sir , can you tell me this , ’ and she looked him straight in the eyes , ‘ will it be just the same for him as if you had baptized him ? ’ |
| 22 | If you continually can not get through to your debtor , the message is as clear as if you had spoken to him . |
| 23 | And it does n't sound quite as clear as if you have to think about who you 're talking to . |
| 24 | The voice told me it was Cawthorne as much as if he 'd said ‘ spade bitch ’ . |
| 25 | For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment . |
| 26 | ‘ You know , ’ said Gus , as proudly as if he had discovered it himself , ‘ what that is ? |
| 27 | The shock Nenna felt was as great as if he had made a mistake with the steering . |
| 28 | For almost the whole of their walk their objective had been in sight : the green copper cupola of the soaring campanile of Arthur Blomfield 's extraordinary Romanesque basilica , built in 1870 on the bank of this sluggish urban waterway with as much confidence as if he had erected it on the Venetian Grand Canal . |
| 29 | His voice was sharp , yet as intimate as if he had known her for a long time . |
| 30 | It was long since Adam had thought of him so , and he gathered the warmth of their recollection to him as gratefully as if he had salved one bleached and solitary bone of the beloved right hand out of the Severn , and laid it back in holy ground . |