Example sentences of "as [subord] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such troops sustain damage as if hit by the Fanatics |
| 2 | First of all erm he justified his view on environmental considerations as as considered by the City Council , I think we would say , the County Council , that one of the main considerations that has brought us to the conclusion that we have are environmental considerations , the environment of York and its immeding immediate surroundings , the protection er of the York greenbelt , environmental considerations have been er at the most er in our minds . |
| 3 | Iain Logan had been listening to him as though fascinated by the stress of experience which had lengthened Cameron 's face and closed his black brows over his eyes . |
| 4 | For example , her most recent work involves a positive distancing — intimate objects as though shaken from the photographs appear in glass shoe boxes ready for inspection or classification . |
| 5 | As Morse poured her drink ( and his ) , he heard her speaking in a dreamy , muted sort of voice , as though dumbfounded by the news she 'd heard . |
| 6 | He took no notice of us , just standing there , gazing at the swirling brown tide of water almost lapping his sandals as though lost in the wonder of such a happening . |
| 7 | Isabel stood as though chained to the floor , her heart galloping out of control like a runaway steed as she tried to make sense of the unholy din . |
| 8 | The cripple haunted his bridge as though chained to the spot . |
| 9 | Without saying anything further , he shifted his enormous shoulders more comfortably against the door-frame as though settled for the rest of the day , and moved his eyes to her mouth almost as though he was waiting for her to speak again , she thought , feeling thoroughly disgruntled . |
| 10 | Bunny sat on him like an angel , as though glued to the saddle , handling him beautifully and gently . |
| 11 | Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation . |
| 12 | As though winded by the story , Mungo climbed the mountain of logs in slow motion . |
| 13 | Had n't it shifted slightly , as though rocked by the wind ? |
| 14 | But be quick : pick up your phone or else gird up your loins , grab your staff and hie you like blazes , sprinting as though pursued by the fires of hell , to the Arts Theatre or the Festival box office , whereupon you should pawn your handbag or your jock strap — even your jewels , just as long as you succeed in laying claim to a seat . |
| 15 | Then , on sharp , swift strides he was heading for the door , while Shiona continued to stand where she was , rock still , as though rooted to the floor . |
| 16 | Now , as though solaced by the memory she said , ‘ I have known times when the water went to ice . |
| 17 | He himself was beginning to ache as though stretched on the rack , with the worst still to come . |
| 18 | Now she was suddenly drained of all energy , as though spent by the effort . |
| 19 | With strings and piano , all restraint vanished , and we heard a fantastic balance of wildness , sophistication and seeming improvisation — the last movement 's mad little melodies sounded as though hurled to the sky , to settle softly , for the work 's curiously inconclusive finish . |
| 20 | The launch held her place , riding the swell as though held to the Wheel by invisible ties . |