Example sentences of "as if [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We acted as if we owned RCA , that we were RCA , that we had this corporation . |
| 2 | I I hope this is not a mischievous comment , but I I think it 's very questionable , whether the Christian faith would be known as it is today , down two thousand years , had it not been for an innocent man , Jesus , being unjustly punished and crucified , and so many of the great reformers in the history of man , men and women have died or suffered grave imprisonment because of injustice , and in a paradoxical way , injustice in a way , yo you almost seem as if we need injustice to drive us on , to get things done in a , in a better way . |
| 3 | Section 14(1) states that the memorandum and articles of association bind the company and the members as though signed and sealed by each member , and as if they contained covenants by each member to observe their provisions . |
| 4 | Gauntlets , as if they wore armour . |
| 5 | What makes these system knowledge-based is not that it somehow takes knowledge to write them , nor that they behave as if they had knowledge , but rather that their architectures include explicit knowledge bases . |
| 6 | Then the inner office , even more discreetly sumptuous , and two more smooth bitches , secretaries this time , both looking as if they had starch in their well-bred pants . |
| 7 | Thus we may be said to have duties of kindness towards the animals ; but it is incorrect to represent these as strictly duties towards the animals themselves , as if they had rights against us . |
| 8 | Some men were like that , as if they had X-ray eyes . |
| 9 | No other manufacturer would be so profligate in their use of fabric but the Ashleys behaved as if they had fabric to spare . |
| 10 | Consumers are induced to behave as if they took account of the externality , though in fact they take account only of the after-tax price . |
| 11 | And it 's not as if they made money every time they moved , 'cos they have n't , 'cos they lost money on that 'ouse , there . |
| 12 | The whole family liked to be heard , as if they wanted people to know they were alive in a world where young and old alike were here one day and gone the next . |
| 13 | Banks also owned equity stakes in their clients , but their real influence came from debt : companies ' big exposure to bank debt gave the lenders control rather as if they held equity . |
| 14 | Donkeys are not natural enthusiasts ; they walk as if they have arthritis . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's just as if they downed tools and pushed off , ’ Forster remarked . |
| 16 | Both Marxists and Christians suffered from these fears , as if they detected signs of ‘ the last things ’ in the tension between the superpowers . |
| 17 | They were carefully guarded , as if they hid secrets he did n't intend ever to reveal to anyone . |
| 18 | as if they needed encouragement ! |
| 19 | They looked as if they needed alcohol , or perhaps a blood transfusion : they were cadaverous . |
| 20 | It is that by studying the OS maps of Britain for long enough , one will inevitably discover some surprising , but nevertheless still chance , alignments — just as if one plays patience for long enough one will inevitably win . |
| 21 | There was a faint affront on the girl 's face , as if she knew Rachaela had denied herself a similar vileness and suffering , the secrets of the female club . |
| 22 | Lalage looked into her drink , swirling and looking as if she saw money in the bottom of her glass . |
| 23 | Then she glanced down at Lee as if she thought Lee might take it as a remark against her . |
| 24 | I mean , it did n't sound as if she had plans to go off with someone else . ’ |
| 25 | She turned back to the salad , chopping herbs for the dressing as if she had Penry Vaughan 's neck under the blade . |
| 26 | ‘ What the hell have you been up to ? ’ she demanded , glancing down the road as if she expected Herbie Connors to appear on his bike . |
| 27 | It was as if he said it not to me , but equally to everything around us ; as if she stood listening , in the dark shadows by the doors ; as if the telling of his past had reminded him of some great principle he was seeing freshly again . |
| 28 | The young king looked serene though Gaunt seemed angry and troubled , as if he resented Cranston 's message . |
| 29 | Walker always looked at home until his move to Italy sapped his self-belief and left the normally swift-heeled defender looking as if he had feet of clay . |
| 30 | as if he had Victoria rolled |