Example sentences of "as if sensing " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't take my eyes off this beautiful woman and as if sensing my gaze she hurries off to the adjoining room to get dressed . |
| 2 | Massingham had driven in , for him , an unusual silence as if sensing that his chief was grateful for this small hiatus between knowledge and discovery . |
| 3 | Down here he was kwai again , trusting to his instincts as kwai , and , as if sensing this , men moved back from him as he passed . |
| 4 | as if sensing their approach , the Whale turned and headed away from shore . |
| 5 | as if sensing what he intended , Spatz drew the file towards him , then handed it to Ellis at his side . |
| 6 | as if sensing it , Julius took advantage of it , pushing her lightly back on to the grass . |
| 7 | Away from the ether of Breakspear and deprived of his occupational gown , Cyril Ockleton was transmuted into a more subdued and less boyish version of himself , as if sensing that his true persona required a measure of disguise in the wider world . |
| 8 | as if sensing she had finished , Lyddy came softly in and began to light lamps and draw the curtains , gently pulling Alexandra back to reality . |
| 9 | She , too , rose as if sensing the sudden chill between them . |
| 10 | Then , as if sensing her confusion , he went on , ‘ Now , how about you ? |
| 11 | as if sensing that she had given up fighting him for the present , fitzAlan released her immediately , frowning down at her distraught face . |
| 12 | She opened her eyes , and , as if sensing this , he turned towards her and kissed her soft white neck . |
| 13 | ‘ You need n't worry about Guy coming down to make any changes at Chester 's while you 're gone , ’ Lucy was adding calmly , as if sensing victory . |
| 14 | Leif demanded , as if sensing a challenger for her affections . |