Example sentences of "as [conj] [verb] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he stiffened as if sandbagged by a sudden recollection , gave a small yelp of terror and dashed into the gloom . |
| 2 | as if summoned by the music , a pang assaulted her heart . |
| 3 | As his hand closed on the rubber border , the man appeared to steady , staring fixedly as if fascinated by the spectacle . |
| 4 | The skylight in the ceiling looked as if covered by a dark purple cloth . |
| 5 | This triggers chemical changes in your body , which reacts as if threatened by a foreign substance . |
| 6 | The fixed duration , the stereotypy , of the growth phase , makes it possible for particular things to happen at particular times during embryonic development , as if governed by a strictly observed calendar . |
| 7 | According to his biographer , Henry Bordeaux , even when he landed he remained in a trance ‘ as if electrified by the fluid still passing through his frame ’ Though through so many dogfights he seemed to bear a charmed life , this kind of nervous impulsiveness seemed bound to lead to disaster . |
| 8 | For long moments Frankie was held as if transfixed by the man 's gaze . |
| 9 | as if moved by a key , her own head turned until she confronted him . |
| 10 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 11 | He said this as if amused by the thought . |
| 12 | An order made by a court in any part of the United Kingdom in bankruptcy proceedings can be enforced in any other part of the United Kingdom as if made by the corresponding court in that other part except in so far as the order relates to property situated there ( unless the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor make provision for this ) ( s 426(1)-(3) ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Gettogeddon ’ is one of the biggest noises you ever heard : this is house as if made by an orchestra , not a sampler . |
| 14 | They seemed to glow in the flickering green-gold gold light , as if embraced by a holy nimbus . |
| 15 | It flashed from the woodwork and the walls ; it smote him with an awful , total power , as if generated by a vast mill . |
| 16 | The skin of his face hung on its framework like the hides of the penthouse , and weariness and anger and pain scored his brow as if done by a hatchet . |
| 17 | He did not feel afraid of the ghost and tried to speak to him , but the figure was sad and morose as if struck by a remorseless tragedy . |
| 18 | ‘ Mrs Crump , I presume , ’ said Hope , gallantly slicing through the knot , and then he stood back as if struck by a startling thought . |
| 19 | There are illusory curtains , from ceiling to floor , which gently billow into the room as if blown by a warm , gentle breeze . |
| 20 | All the kids , still not a word , a silence ; as if gripped by a spell ; afterwards , you thought about it , the whirling boy , he could have easily been you . |
| 21 | Suddenly the bird , as if influenced by the magical incantations against the picture below , twitched and dropped down dead . |
| 22 | She had n't moved from the cockpit sole , but crouched there looking aft as if mesmerised by the towering storm front . |
| 23 | The knife sprang into the air , arced up a few inches as if powered by a small spring . |
| 24 | Dewlike drops of moisture formed on the dry grass , and rose upward through the air as if powered by the jolts in our chest . |
| 25 | When he died , his hand was found outstretched , resting on the chair , as if held by an unseen friend . |
| 26 | ‘ Little talk with Jesus ? ’ he said , and , halfway through reaching for a tube of tomato purée , he closed his eyes and froze solid as if overtaken by a large quantity of molten lava . |
| 27 | He became pale and ill as if taken by a sudden seizure . ’ |
| 28 | Their silks and skin dissolved as if gobbled by a cloud of ravenous moths . |
| 29 | So that when they sit facing each other on either side of their fire-place , both grins take off in the direction of the mantelpiece , as if drawn by the draught . |
| 30 | Then , as if drawn by the presence of strangers , another of the household came into the kitchen . |