Example sentences of "as if we [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I feel as if we failed that man somewhere , ’ she said a little later as together with David and Martin Foulds she watched the ambulance leave the factory . |
2 | Co-producer Robert Relea hit back : ‘ It 's not as if we like working nights . ’ |
3 | " It does n't look as if we 've any choice , Mr Montgomery , " they young woman grinned . |
4 | So we sat there in the silence as if we knew each other well and had no need merely to talk ; and as a matter of fact it seemed in a way to suit the stillness of the day . |
5 | First , we all have to live and act as if we were sure and as if we had reliable knowledge . |
6 | ‘ We were sticking our necks out further and further but once we got to the South Col we had the same chance to get to the top as if we had 20 Sherpas helping and a brick-built house up there , ’ said Harry . |
7 | It was like climbing a waterfall , but there was a warder at the top , clinging to a railing and yelling to us at the top of his voice to hurry — as if we needed such encouragement . |
8 | Remarks ( i ) On the face of it , it looks as if we have six results to prove , namely : |
9 | It is as if we have two pairs of eyes , one pair inside and another outside the blinkers : without this , Golding 's technique would not produce its ironic effect of dual vision . |
10 | as if we have enough droughts without we it , people like |
11 | We act and will continue to act as if we have free will , whether our actions are determined or not . |
12 | Much talk with friends of what result we would ‘ settle for ’ — as if we have any choice . |