Example sentences of "as [conj] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , straightening up as if already the burden of sovereignty weighed heavily on his shoulders , he made his reply . ’ |
| 2 | It is as if somehow the puritanical , work-obsessed British associated the idea of ‘ pleasure ’ with the saucy , sinful Continent . |
| 3 | She was breathing heavily , as if just the strain of knowing was wearing her out , exhausting her physically . |
| 4 | Here , it is as if both the single and the plural accounts of human nature were specious . |
| 5 | Now it looks as if only the banking directive , adopted by the Council of Ministers in December 1989 , will be operative in time . |
| 6 | • for the part of the payment between the exempt amount and £50,000 , first calculate your income tax as if this part were included in your income and then your tax as if it were not ; the relief on this part is half the difference ; • for the part between £50,000 and £75,000 , first calculate your tax as if the part between the exempt amount and £75,000 were included in your income , and then your tax as if only the part between the exempt amount and £50,000 were included ; the relief on this part is 25 per cent of the difference ; |
| 7 | ‘ It 's as if only the last few hours of my life were real . |