Example sentences of "[subord] though [pron] were [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their eyes flickered back and forth , as though they were searching for something . |
| 2 | She does n't even have to ask … people just feel obliged to run her errands … as though they were atoning for something . |
| 3 | ‘ There were literally hundreds if not thousands of people who looked as though they were running for their lives . ’ |
| 4 | Their destination could only be guessed at , but by their line of march through upper Clydesdale it looked as though they were heading for the West March , possibly even Galloway . |
| 5 | ‘ My name 's Stirling , ’ he said , almost as though we were meeting for the first time outside his Club in London . |
| 6 | An early goal by the visitors made it look as though we were heading for our nineteenth League defeat of the season , but thanks to my inspirational coaching from the touchline , new boy Kev Knowles levelled the score on the stroke of half-time . |
| 7 | Black clouds were rolling up over the forest to his right , which now looked hostile , as though it were waiting for him to make a false move ; to tall perhaps , so that it could advance and swallow him , like a wild animal . |
| 8 | His gaze wandered round the room as though he were looking for someone . |
| 9 | as though he were digging for worms , and the dint |
| 10 | He said it with an odd , teasing leer , as though he were asking for something very difficult , and when the boy spoke he sounded awkward , his voice high and polite . |
| 11 | Crossing the room as though he were heading for the wardrobe , Angel Four suddenly changed direction , took two swift paces to his right , seized the curtains with both hands and jerked them open . |
| 12 | Ahead and around him as he drifted forward , the melodic light was increasing gradually , growing stronger and brighter as though he were heading for the source . |