Example sentences of "as if someone [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | as if someone else had strictly forbidden him to speak . |
2 | There had been a light snowfall the previous night but it looked as if someone else had been here , visited the witch then gone back to the line of trees , covering their tracks by using a switch of old branches so no imprint could be seen . |
3 | She 'd tacked the first sketches for this picture up on the wall and they looked as if someone else had drawn them . |
4 | It 's as if someone today wanted to write down Napoleon 's words and deeds without being able to consult a single written document , only vague memories and anecdotes . |
5 | This room is fairly clean — as if someone still keeps the place tidy . |