Example sentences of "as [subord] talk [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made as if to talk to them when they melted before his very eyes ; he could n't believe it and as the guard approached he told him what he had seen . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's got a knife ! ’ said Gazzer again , slowly this time , as if talking to a child . |
| 3 | Then , as if talking to himself , ‘ Yeah , Gringo , that what I do . |
| 4 | She would then speak as if talking to herself , but what she said was aimed at me and usually struck to the core of my being , so that I was stunned into silence … |
| 5 | She went on , as if talking to herself as much as to us , " My father was a ship 's master , for old Mr. Stavanger . |
| 6 | That 's the raised rim around the hatch that keeps the water out , ’ he explained as if talking to a three-year-old . |
| 7 | Outside Lisabeth 's door I said in a loud voice , as if talking to someone : ‘ That 's the trouble , you just ca n't get the staff these days … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ So we can go for a Big Mac , ’ she said as if talking to an infant . |
| 9 | He shook his head as if talking to himself . |
| 10 | The first time it was to stop the defence counsel from questioning her about her sexual history , the second time it was to stop Anderson referring to the victim by her last name , as if talking about a defendent . |
| 11 | ‘ I like that book , ’ she said , as if talking about someone else 's work . |