Example sentences of "as if [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faye patted her growing belly as if already determined to shield her own child from the pain of something like a divorce . |
| 2 | Lady Francesca stared at the flowers as if already bored by the conversation . |
| 3 | The boats thus grew from no clear design — but emerged organically , with asymmetrical spars , as if barely freed from the forms of the forest . |
| 4 | They gave off a pungent , horsey smell , as if freshly cut . |
| 5 | The stone gleamed as if freshly washed whilst every window was glazed , some with pure glass , others , despite the poor light , even displaying brave heraldic emblems in a variety of hues . |
| 6 | They look violent , as if just made . |
| 7 | My dogs were straining against the sledge now and yelping as if badly hurt . |
| 8 | He jerked forward as if physically attacked ready to defend himself . |
| 9 | Her hair never looked unkempt , but always shone as if newly brushed and was usually tied in a pony-tail with well-ironed blue or pink ribbon . |
| 10 | Ilsa 's fingertip traced the stem , smooth , ash-grey and spotted mauve as if faintly bruised . |
| 11 | Charles Wilson broadly agreed , while Humphrey spoke as if directly coached by the British ( he also anticipated in striking fashion the language of Henry Kissinger in the early 1970s ) . |
| 12 | Though chopped every which way , the whole tentacle squirmed towards where they stood as if still joined together , glued by some adhesive force from outside the normal universe . |
| 13 | Her eyebrows were red as if thickly marked above her eyes with red ink but her face was colourless , no blood at all showing in cheeks or narrow lips . |