Example sentences of "as [subord] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am ashamed , ’ and immediately started to talk in Hindi , in the manner of an elementary language lesson , as though to jog my memory of my long forgotten mother tongue . |
| 2 | There must be more to this country squire than was disclosed by his clipped mannerisms and his habit of smiling each time he spoke , as though to ease his way through a dubious world . |
| 3 | When the band stopped they were both on a tide of pleasure ; yet , she stepped away from him as though evading her share in the pleasure . |
| 4 | The TV presenter looked across at the sergeant , as though registering his presence for the first time . |
| 5 | Or else she would turn round , as though sensing my gaze on her skin , and for a moment as brief and yet momentous as a pause in music our eyes talked dirty . |
| 6 | She kissed me on the nose , but then , as though rejecting her idea of adopting a good man , stood up briskly . |
| 7 | Next to him on his left , keeping as far as possible from the coals as though to emphasize his lack of pretensions to warmth , was Percy Makepeace ( ‘ We 're distantly welated to the Thackeways ' ) , the pale shred of a mathematics teacher . |