Example sentences of "though [pron] were [adv prt] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt as though I were about to undergo an important test . ’ |
| 2 | Taking a deep breath , as though she were about to plunge into deep water , which successfully parted her mouth , she had her exhaling breath cut off as his mouth touched hers , parting it even further , and a delicious shiver of pleasure went down her spine . |
| 3 | As she grew older , however , her face grew as well as her hips and bosom , but her way of looking as though she were about to burst out of her clothes became an asset rather thin a disadvantage . |
| 4 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 5 | At last the party broke up when Felicity announced that her spine felt as though it were about to collapse and that she must go to bed . |
| 6 | Like Kenneth Horne , he had to take his work as seriously as though he were about to play Macbeth — and he did , every trouser-dropping , each double-entendre reciting , any nasal-sounding ‘ stop messing about ’ moment . |
| 7 | Fiver looked as though he were about to speak , but then shook his ears and turned to nibbling at a dandelion . |
| 8 | Kirov buried his face in his hands , as though he were about to burst into uncontrollable tears . |