Example sentences of "as [subord] [pers pn] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upon his return to Saragossa , El Cid was treated as a hero in exactly the same way as if he had been a Moslem . |
| 2 | The Collector popped it into his mouth , let himself savour the sensation of it wriggling on his tongue for a moment , then crunched it with as much pleasure as if it had been a chocolate truffle . |
| 3 | Complying with her appeal , Dada abandoned his kedgeree and , sucking his moustache inwards always with him a sign of annoyance he picked up the viburnum , still with its precious burden , opened the bottom sash of a long window , and flung out the double butterfly as viciously as if it had been a slug in the salad . |
| 4 | The battery in your readers equipment could be a NiCad and it would be ruined if he had left it on , just as surely as if it had been a lead acid battery . |
| 5 | I remember that when Philip and I first made our way through London to a shop which was depicted in an advertisement , in spite of the crowds on either hand all along our route , in spite of the full directions of our elders , we were as much elated by our achievement as if it had been an arduous discovery made after a journey in a desert . |
| 6 | Though Maggie was eighteen , tall and attractive , she was still as much in awe of Moran as when she had been a child . |
| 7 | I was so proud of you — as proud as though you 'd been a child of mine trying to walk . |
| 8 | He surveyed her for a moment and then switched on , as though it had been a light , the very considerable charm of his smile . |
| 9 | He held her against him , nursing her as though she had been a small child , while looking down into her face . |
| 10 | Hazel and Blackberry turned and scuttled up the nearest run as though he had been a ferret . |
| 11 | He looks as though he 's been a footballer in his time . |