Example sentences of "as [subord] [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This elderly Czech émigré , an unsuccessful literary man , is the godfather of her husband 's boyfriend , Tomas , a sharp-looking little hustler with disconcerting ways ( he asks for a glass of water as if issuing a command ) . |
| 2 | He lit up a cigarette and moved his mouth around as he inhaled as if chewing the flavour of the smoke . |
| 3 | He twitched his shoulders as if shrugging the burden of Georgina on to the new arrival . |
| 4 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 5 | On one occasion he put his handprints on the painting as if beseeching the canvas to acknowledge the exiled body . |
| 6 | Thomas cleared his throat , as if dislodging an embarrassment . |
| 7 | ‘ I am the centre of my existence , ’ Clare sang , as if chanting a psalm , pitching her voice an octave lower , as she pushed Josh to her playgroup the next morning . |
| 8 | He was also a noisy eater , as if providing an orchestral accompaniment for his brother . |
| 9 | Melissa was beginning to wish the conversation had never started ; the last thing she wanted was to become embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew , but Rose was looking her squarely in the eye as if demanding a response to her outburst . |
| 10 | ‘ What was it , Jessamy ? ’ he asked , and his dark brown eyes bored into hers , as if demanding an answer . |
| 11 | as if embracing the limbo of the stateless person , Joyce called himself Wilhelm Froelich , the surname ‘ Joyful ’ being a pun upon his own . |
| 12 | It 's not as if murdering the Admiral was a sensible course of action . |
| 13 | It was almost as if stroking the kitten was a substitute for touching her hair . |
| 14 | The crowds in turn shouted ‘ no violence ! ’ and put their hands above their heads , as if daring the Volkspolizei , the people 's police , and the plainclothes men , the Stasis , to beat them . |
| 15 | He raised his whisky right in front of the Apache , as if daring the Apache to try the same thing on him . |
| 16 | She looked at Sir John more guardedly , as if realising the coroner was not the fool he liked to appear . |
| 17 | ‘ He would n't speak to you , Gilbert , ’ continued Rohmer , still staring at the shattered window as if willing the lightning to return . |
| 18 | The mahout , as he gives a command , reinforces the order with leg pressure just as if riding a horse . |
| 19 | Harrison drew back his jaw as if riding the blow . |
| 20 | Gaunt raised his hand as if welcoming the plaudits of the crowd . |
| 21 | The man threw his hands this way and that , as if urging the cottages to speak for themselves . |
| 22 | The priest smiled , as if encouraging the women to indulge in this local taste which was still clearly unknown in their distant land . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ he said , and held out the bloody hand as if refusing a favour . |
| 24 | He glanced down at my notes and touched his own chest , first on the left then on the right as if beginning the sign of the cross : ‘ Both . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ There were the customary acclamations from the populace as I rode in procession to the Guildhall this morning — indeed it seemed to me that my subjects had never before greeted me with such enthusiasm , ’ Edward told her , gazing into the fire as if reliving the morning 's events . |
| 26 | as if remembering the steps of a dance she walked to the long cheval mirror in the bedroom and tried on the dress , a dark grey beaded silk gown by Bruce Oldfield . |
| 27 | Smacks her forehead as if remembering the obvious . |
| 28 | The entire cast held their breath , as if watching a tightrope-walker stumble , and all let out a sigh of relief when he managed to right himself and make it through to the end of the speech . |
| 29 | Case of the Negro Sommersett seventeen seventy-two , ’ Miss Phoebe murmured as if repeating a lesson . |
| 30 | Waters produced a light pointer and began to explain the topography as if conducting a band . |