Example sentences of "as [conj] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such troops sustain damage as if hit by the Fanatics |
| 2 | Cherbonnier & Sibuet ( 1972 ) consider S. pulvirus to be distinct from S. verrilli because the infradental papillae lie above the teeth and are contiguous , not lying on the same level as and separated by the ventral most tooth as in Lyman 's holotype , and the ventralmost tooth , i.e. the one next to the infradental papillae is block-like whereas in the holotype of S. verrilli it is tricuspid . |
| 3 | First of all erm he justified his view on environmental considerations as as considered by the City Council , I think we would say , the County Council , that one of the main considerations that has brought us to the conclusion that we have are environmental considerations , the environment of York and its immeding immediate surroundings , the protection er of the York greenbelt , environmental considerations have been er at the most er in our minds . |
| 4 | Her lower lip twitched as though plucked by an invisible finger . |
| 5 | Iain Logan had been listening to him as though fascinated by the stress of experience which had lengthened Cameron 's face and closed his black brows over his eyes . |
| 6 | Miss Hannah Hauxwell , dressed in men 's trousers and old jacket so torn that it looked as though savaging by wolf packs had once been part of her daily routine , looked at me mildly . |
| 7 | A remarkable feature of the mountain is the tremendous gash on its eastern face , looking as though cut by a giant knife . |
| 8 | As for the ferns — and here they fell silent as though touched by guilt . |
| 9 | Finally , infuriated by her own weakness where Adam was concerned , she had turned on him one evening in the club , shaking his hand from her hair as though scorched by his touch . |
| 10 | For one thing , she did not find the prospect amusing , and for another , all at once she found herself stricken , her muscles as though atrophied by his nearness . |
| 11 | It opens up into a fantastic cavern , which glistens and sparkles as though lit by an invisible Light . |
| 12 | Her ankle was unhurt , but there was a thick growth of stinging nettles and within seconds her bare shoulders , arms and chest seemed as though consumed by prickly fire . |
| 13 | As Morse poured her drink ( and his ) , he heard her speaking in a dreamy , muted sort of voice , as though dumbfounded by the news she 'd heard . |
| 14 | Resolute again , as though energised by his own words and thoughts , he told Theo to stand firm and take the broad view . |
| 15 | But it 's true : his fairway shot , as though drawn by a magnet , fell into Road Bunker or , as Tetsu himself called it , ‘ Nakajima 's Bunker ’ . |
| 16 | The Friar sprang to his feet as though bitten by a snake . |
| 17 | Suddenly she sat upright in bed as though pulled by strings , her brain clearing as if her head had been pushed into a bucket of water . |
| 18 | As though winded by the story , Mungo climbed the mountain of logs in slow motion . |
| 19 | Had n't it shifted slightly , as though rocked by the wind ? |
| 20 | But be quick : pick up your phone or else gird up your loins , grab your staff and hie you like blazes , sprinting as though pursued by the fires of hell , to the Arts Theatre or the Festival box office , whereupon you should pawn your handbag or your jock strap — even your jewels , just as long as you succeed in laying claim to a seat . |
| 21 | She shot into the room as though pursued by demons , not even hearing Ellen 's murmured , ‘ I 'll return later , my lady . ’ |
| 22 | She felt as though confronted by a child : it 'll be all right , she wanted to say , I 'll see that it 's all right . |
| 23 | The rubber had been cut wide open , as though slashed by a surgeon 's knife . |
| 24 | And she stared too at her own friends , who appeared to her suddenly in a new light , laughing and fiddling with their luggage labels , and casting their eyes around them as though unbalanced by the sudden variety of choice . |
| 25 | As though carried by a mighty flood to its remote hilltop , surrounded by trees , and then abandoned as the water receded , the barrow is an almost alien presence . |
| 26 | She slid all the gauze curtains and silver cobwebs along their runners at the top , removed the benches , popped in a Pre-Raphaelite easel , couch , and a stained-glass window behind the staircase , and it was Brissard 's studio , as though designed by Hans Andersen . |
| 27 | Now , as though solaced by the memory she said , ‘ I have known times when the water went to ice . |
| 28 | ‘ I ought to have introduced myself , ’ said the young man , as though prompted by this accidental intimacy , and gave her a dazzled smile . |
| 29 | Now she was suddenly drained of all energy , as though spent by the effort . |
| 30 | He stepped forward and retreated at the little garden gate as though rebuffed by some force field or buffeted by some invisible gale which had no effect on the branches of the little trees and evergreens in the front gardens of the cottages . |