Example sentences of "as [subord] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A translucent figure appeared before him , its three fingered hand outstretched as if to claim him for death . |
| 2 | as if to remind him of the past , Controller Macdonald had a large video print of that moment on one wall of his office , which was in the basement . |
| 3 | Spurred by a fleeting but unmistakable echo of Thetis 's music , interpolated in its original key as if to remind him of his mother 's counsel , and by the groaning shades of his dead countrymen , he sets forth to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory ( ex.10 ) . |
| 4 | These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was . |
| 5 | She opened her arms as if to gather him into them but he simply grinned and walked straight past her . |
| 6 | She put the receiver down quickly as if to stop me from asking anything else about her illness , and it reminded me sharply of my Aunt Viv , bright , spirited and horse mad to the end . |
| 7 | Rosa had been crying then , with the pieces of the plate her mother had tried to smash over her head in front of her at the table , and her mother had put the back of her hand to her daughter 's cheek , as if to test her for fever . |
| 8 | She made as if to poke him in the eye . |
| 9 | ‘ It was n't a dream , ’ he replied , and , as if to assist her on her way , he placed one arm around her all but naked shoulders and took a step with her towards her room . |
| 10 | He and his sister stood on either side of the bed , bending over her as if to protect her from the perils of the night with their own flesh and bone . |
| 11 | ‘ We ’ , the stupid , ignorant , umbrage-taking members of Mark 's congregation , thought Sophia , moving closer to her husband as if to protect him from them . |
| 12 | I cry out as if to keep them outside of myself . |
| 13 | as if to place it in his memory . |
| 14 | ‘ Are you feverish , Garvey ? ’ said Lucie , his arm extended protectively across his daughter 's body , as if to shield her from disease . |
| 15 | as if to shield it from |
| 16 | She caught the drift of his thinking , switched on an open smile as if to compliment him on his loyalty , and said : ‘ I think you 'll find Hilda 's part in my husband 's life put perfectly fairly when Mr Kronweiser 's book comes out . ’ |
| 17 | To her astonishment Nora saw Beador 's horse fly at it as if to clear it in one bound — which was impossible , surely . |
| 18 | as if to aid him in his thought , Cat changed the music and let a waltz in . |
| 19 | Before Mungo and Emily could focus on it , Vic made as if to throw it into the air . |
| 20 | Coombes leaned out of the window and shouted ‘ Come on then , this time ’ as if to pull me off the road . |
| 21 | Moreover , they choose to disregard the ordinary law governing the transfer of title , calling it the civil law , as if to contrast it with the criminal law and thus render it surplus to requirements . |
| 22 | The old woman settled back in her chair and shook her shoulders as if to free them from the burdens of the present . |
| 23 | He shook his head as if to free her from his memory . |
| 24 | Whether he guessed what I was likely to say I do n't know , but he spoke with a sudden rush as if to prevent me from saying something that we would both have to accept and talk about . |
| 25 | The doctors laugh and the surgeon says : ‘ Yes we do know how to examine our patients , even without proper equipment , ’ as if to convince me of their capabilities . |