Example sentences of "almost as [conj] it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact was put neatly by Barbara Betts , later Barbara Castle , when reporting upon the Labour Party Conference in October 1931 : ‘ It was almost as if it feared to probe too deeply lest it should be disillusioned as to the integrity of Uncle Arthur [ Henderson ] . ’ |
| 2 | Her mother had been so excited at the attention paid to her , almost as if it had not been Louise but she herself who was attracting the attention of the young gentlemen . |
| 3 | It had appeared , it would move on , but for this moment it was there for her — almost as if it had waited for her to be alone . |
| 4 | It was almost as if it had been surgically removed along with his appendix when he was a kid . |
| 5 | It was very strange , almost as if it had been timed to happen , but the social worker came and was set to take you away . |
| 6 | It is , however , almost as if it did not have one . |