Example sentences of "as [subord] he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's almost as if he paces in the corner of the office waiting to get his hands on me — and he gets jealous when I 'm writing about someone else . ’ |
| 2 | Then as if he had on the spur of the moment decided to take her into his confidence , he added , ‘ But she was always a tiny bit sad . |
| 3 | When he got you home he would strip at once , taking everything off right there and laying his clothes down on the hall floorway as if he had to be naked at once , methodically removing every item . |
| 4 | ‘ Sheisse , ’ he added explosively as if he had at last allowed himself to be convinced of something which he had wanted to believe for a long time . |
| 5 | Luke emphasised the insult by letting his gaze roam insolently over her robe , just as if he saw through it to the single garment she still had on underneath . |
| 6 | The Office remarks that " he desired rather to be imbued more fully and deeply with the theological doctrines of Holy Scripture than with the study of physical and secular science " which looks as if he left after the trivium . |
| 7 | For Ruth it was almost as if he died before her eyes . |
| 8 | It was as if he said to himself that he had enough to worry about without that . |
| 9 | Also there had been a note of incredulity in Vigo 's voice as if he marvelled at such an old goose begetting a swan . |
| 10 | His stance was apologetic , almost cringing as if he expected to be dealt a blow . |
| 11 | Around her the crowd ebbed and flowed in a flurry of noise and colour , and Lucenzo 's arm curled around her body as if he cared for her safety . |
| 12 | He lived in a world of fire and smoke , and was permanently black , as if he came from hell . |
| 13 | It had been as if he came from another , alien world , beyond her experience or comprehension , a glamorous , glittering man who made her think of diamonds , so hard and sharp were the edges of his personality . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll mosey on down now , ’ he said , now sounding as if he came from Alabama rather than Texas . |
| 15 | He is a big likeable feller who looks as if he belongs in a jazzband playing the stringbass . |
| 16 | Candace Rainford was clinging to his arm and he did not look as if he minded in the slightest . |
| 17 | He was speaking slowly and carefully , as if he wondered after all whether her English was up to scratch . |
| 18 | Luke 's voice , as clear and incisive as if he stood beside her , said peremptorily , ‘ I seem to have forgotten my passport . |
| 19 | It is almost as if he stood in his stable and worked it out while chewing his haynet — a bit like solutions sometimes come to us while we 're soaking in the bath . |
| 20 | I was glad he had spoken as if he wanted to , but I felt I should apologize , once they had gone . |
| 21 | God is never spoken of as if he needs to be reconciled to us . |
| 22 | He put his hands on her shoulders and inspected her face closely ; nodded as if he approved of it and began to unfasten her hair . |
| 23 | ‘ Your consent to our becoming lovers , as the inaccurate word is … and I will have it , ’ he added in a low , intense mutter , almost as if he spoke to himself , as his hands closed over her hips . |
| 24 | His tone as matter of fact as if he spoke of arrangements for a day 's shooting . |
| 25 | Jake spoke ; his voice was different , deeper and more echoing , as if he spoke in the language of the half mortals . |
| 26 | When a poet is nearing the creation of a new image , it is as if he stands with stout Cortes : |
| 27 | It looks as if he decided on a do-it-yourself habit modelled on those of Augustinian hermits who wore a basic white garment and scapulary which for outside wear were covered with a black cowl and hood tied round with a black leather thong . |
| 28 | It flashed on me that it was also the smile that Conchis sometimes wore ; as if he sat before the head and practised it . |