Example sentences of "as [conj] [pron] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if they had served to draw some morbid agent from her blood , as if they had been a great black and damson poultice to draw off her petulant humours and leave her as placid as a Madonna . |
| 2 | It was grey , and strangely motionless , as if there 'd been a sudden rush of concrete to his head , |
| 3 | And suddenly the air seemed deadened , as if there 'd been an explosion . |
| 4 | This collision changes the velocity of the second particle , just as if there had been a force between the two matter particles . |
| 5 | One moment the forest was rich and lush , the next it had turned golden , then the leaves blew into the air , almost as if there had been an explosion . |
| 6 | Strangely , as they soar ever upwards , the balloons take on a mushroom-shape as if there 's been a nuclear explosion beneath . |
| 7 | He cut another slice and then he leaned across and buttered it for her , as if she had been a child . |
| 8 | The prosecution alleges that after being beaten , a sherry bottle was used on the body of Mrs McMullen to make it look as if she had been a victim of a sexual attack . |
| 9 | He moved incredibly slowly , zombie-ish , as if he 'd been a patient in there since before the flood and they 'd finally decided to let him out for some fresh air . |
| 10 | Down in the hold he 'd cracked his shins on the bumper of a small green car and she 'd laughed at his face and kissed him as if he 'd been a kid and for a moment he was thirteen and being hugged by Dave 's big sister , who was certainly large and confusing to thirteen year olds . |
| 11 | Every room in the house contained some form of Bible and I took up a large ancient looking one and opened it as if it had been a door into a cave . |
| 12 | My dear , he was holding it exactly as if it had been a squashed blackbeetle , and I knew he 'd been criticizing me all evening . |
| 13 | Rebecque suddenly sneezed again and , as if it had been a word of command , the French batteries resumed their cannonade . |
| 14 | Picking up a hefty cleaver he chopped the green skinned creature clean in half as easily as if it had been a stick of celery . |
| 15 | She felt as if she had been woken from a deep sleep and was conscious of pulling her mind back , painfully , as if it had been a kite out there , held to her by only a string . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been dealing with your affairs for some considerable time , Jenna , ’ he pointed out , as if it had been a dreadful chore wished on him by some unseen and malevolent spirit . |
| 17 | The blow rattled the plane as if it had been a car bouncing through a pot-hole . |
| 18 | I always intended to , but I wanted a reason or some credibility to go back with , so that our gesture was n't completely fruitless or looked as if it had been a complete waste of time . |
| 19 | All it 's side had been shaved as if it had been an o had an operation . |
| 20 | I have sometimes gone into it when the King was absent from Delhi and once pretty far I thought , for the purpose of giving my advice in the case of a great lady so ill that she could not be moved to the outward gate ; but a Kachemire shawl covered my head , hanging like a large scarfe down to my feet , and a eunuch led me by the hand , as if I had been a blind man . |
| 21 | By the time I left his office , I felt as if I had been an established outside-left for years , ’ Bastin later recalled . |
| 22 | Issues such as whether there has been a decline in the proportion of ‘ good ’ jobs , ie those which are highly skilled , stimulating , well-paid and secure and with good opportunities for career progression , and whether there has been an increase in ‘ bad ’ jobs , ie those which require low skill , are boring , poorly-paid , insecure with limited opportunity for career advancement , will be addressed . |