Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if a balloon was being blown up inside her head , and the space in the balloon needed to be filled with knowledge . |
| 2 | It was as if the Sechem were listening to something no one else in the room could hear . |
| 3 | It was as if the presidency is for sale " . |
| 4 | When she smiled that big smile with her slightly too big mouth and too many very white teeth it was as if the explosion was starting to blow the top of her head off . |
| 5 | It was as if the boy was somehow both more and , at the same time , less human than anyone he had ever come across . |
| 6 | It was as if the boy were charged with some powerful yet masked vitality . |
| 7 | Yes , it was as if the boy were a compact little battery , filled with the energy of knowing ; a veiled light , awaiting its moment to shine out , illuminating the world . |
| 8 | It was as if the fleet were nesting . … |
| 9 | It was as if the castle were weeping . |
| 10 | As I got closer to the raised platform at the far end of the church , it was as if the sound was pushing me forward . |
| 11 | It was as if the house was slowly coming inwards , pressing down on her . |
| 12 | It was as if the bombing was draining her of all feeling , leaving her so spent that all she wanted to do was to close her eyes and not open them again until it was all over . |
| 13 | It was as if the moor were the whole world and there was nothing anywhere but the moor . |
| 14 | It was as if the graft was setting up a whole new embryo and re-specifying the positions of the cells in its vicinity . |
| 15 | For it was as if the confusion was gone and it was they — the Men , the wind , the voices of the others , that were slowing , and he who had all the time he needed . |
| 16 | It was as if the Commission was seeking to impose a common market with common prices , rather than to ensure that competition prevailed . |
| 17 | It was as if the flat was meant to satisfy inquiries provoked by Stavanger 's long absence by suggesting that even if he was not living there , he was still around and capable of dealing with his affairs . |