Example sentences of "as [subord] [pron] 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ as if we 'd leave you here on your own , ’ said Snodgrass , clicking his tongue at the very idea . |
| 2 | Then there was a strange silence , as if we 'd come to a full stop , as if he 'd expected me to react in some other way . |
| 3 | Later that day , after many interviews with ladies who looked as if they 'd come straight from an enthralling hour knitting at the foot of the guillotine , we found our garret . |
| 4 | They looked as if they 'd come out of a medieval illustration . |
| 5 | Mick Jagger , David Mellor , Michael Winner , and many other middle-aged , ego-tripping men who look as if they 'd need a Zimmer frame to get a leg-up and a miracle to get it over . |
| 6 | They fell apart , breathing fiercely , as if they 'd run a race . |
| 7 | They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they 'd like to tear them to shreds . |
| 8 | Robyn gave a small cry of frustration and wrapped the gown close around her naked breasts , cursing the flush of embarrassment that surged upwards until she felt as if she 'd burn with the intensity of it . |
| 9 | Picking up her thoughts as if she 'd broadcast them , he added mockingly , ‘ There is no winding stair and I promise not to eat you . |
| 10 | as if she 'd dream of approaching Lubor for inside information ! |
| 11 | My feet got so hot and sweaty I took my trainers and socks off and walked along in my bare feet till I saw a traffic warden looking at me as if she 'd get me arrested . |
| 12 | It was as if she 'd let the qualities of courage and daring , which were only masks she wore to protect herself , slip from her face . |
| 13 | But his eyes never left her distant , shadowed figure , seeing at once how slowly she moved , how awkwardly , hobbling down the steps one by one , stopping time and again to rest , her whole body crooked , one hand clutching the side rail tightly , as if she 'd fall without it . |
| 14 | as if she 'd allow any man to pay her mortgage ! |
| 15 | Yet it was a feeling of deep pain , as if she 'd come too late , as if the chance had gone and would never come again . |
| 16 | Her hair was messed up as if she 'd come straight from bed , and her cheeks despite the coolness of the day were flushed as if she 'd recently made love . |
| 17 | Gwendoline Mary Lacy a sneak , all because she just wanted to drop a kindly hint , Gwendoline did n't no what to say she felt as if she 'd like to burst into tears , but Miss Potts always got very impatient with girls who did that . |
| 18 | For a moment it looked as if she 'd ask him more , she raised her face to his . |
| 19 | Why on earth was her heart hammering as if she 'd run a marathon ? |
| 20 | He blinked , as if she 'd hit him from some unexpected direction . |
| 21 | He looked as if she 'd hit him . |
| 22 | It looked as if she 'd need every ounce . |
| 23 | But then he se he seemed then as if he 'd think twice before he 'd do anything when he used to come in you know I er I said to him I said look we used to call him in them days you know , now what did you that for ? |
| 24 | He looked as if he 'd make a Rottweiler pause for thought . |
| 25 | He must have spent all last night developing and printing them ( as if he 'd go to the chemist 's ! |
| 26 | Helen stared at him , as if he 'd read her mind . |
| 27 | as if he 'd read her mind Penry took a cross-country route instead of the motorway , driving her through Carmarthen and Llandeilo , then on past Brecon to head for Leominster . |
| 28 | In his Sunday dress of jeans and a fresh white shirt , he looked as if he 'd get mugged the moment he set foot in a town with more cars than horses . |
| 29 | It was almost as if he 'd hit some kind of a block . |
| 30 | as if He 'd have any time for us with the mob of Holy Joes He 's got to see to . |