Example sentences of "as [conj] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he stiffened as if sandbagged by a sudden recollection , gave a small yelp of terror and dashed into the gloom . |
| 2 | The skylight in the ceiling looked as if covered by a dark purple cloth . |
| 3 | According to David Hume , Locke was not alone in thinking that visual perception involves something two-dimensional : ‘ It is commonly allowed by philosophers that all bodies which discover themselves to the eye appear as if painted on a plain surface . ’ |
| 4 | This triggers chemical changes in your body , which reacts as if threatened by a foreign substance . |
| 5 | They seemed to glow in the flickering green-gold gold light , as if embraced by a holy nimbus . |
| 6 | It flashed from the woodwork and the walls ; it smote him with an awful , total power , as if generated by a vast mill . |
| 7 | He did not feel afraid of the ghost and tried to speak to him , but the figure was sad and morose as if struck by a remorseless tragedy . |
| 8 | ‘ Mrs Crump , I presume , ’ said Hope , gallantly slicing through the knot , and then he stood back as if struck by a startling thought . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , I 'm afraid they 're ruined , ’ the voice continued , as if engaged in a different conversation . |
| 10 | There are illusory curtains , from ceiling to floor , which gently billow into the room as if blown by a warm , gentle breeze . |
| 11 | The knife sprang into the air , arced up a few inches as if powered by a small spring . |
| 12 | ‘ Little talk with Jesus ? ’ he said , and , halfway through reaching for a tube of tomato purée , he closed his eyes and froze solid as if overtaken by a large quantity of molten lava . |
| 13 | He became pale and ill as if taken by a sudden seizure . ’ |
| 14 | She sighed as if relieved of a huge weight and leaned against his chest , waiting for his arms to go round her , her heart singing as his heart thudded fast beside her cheek . |
| 15 | Back on the storm-front , lightning flashed and thunder exploded in long runs that seemed to envelop the length of the mountain chain as if spread by a giant paint-roller . |
| 16 | Sore as if bruised with a sore throat , consider Phytolacca which also has a hot red face and cold limbs and body . |
| 17 | There was a gleam in the dark , as if reflected off a large eggshell . |