Example sentences of "as [subord] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet her face reamined tilted up towards his , her lips softly puckered as though to welcome a kiss . |
| 2 | He coughed as though to banish a clot of phlegm , the taste of Chaos . |
| 3 | It was like a hammer to his heart , seeing her dark eyes widen with surprise , her hand spread across her mouth as though to stifle a cry . |
| 4 | It lifted its great horned head as though to bellow a warning , but in that moment Chuck Sherman 's rifle roared and he let out a yell of delight as he heard the thud of the bullet strike home into the buffalo 's broad chest . |
| 5 | It poked its front door out into the green as though to challenge an equality with the deanery opposite . |
| 6 | Curtis raised his shoulders in a slow shrug as though to establish a disclaimer in advance . |