as though

He gave me a skeptical look, as though I were trying to give him the hard sell.

Make it as though the Bishop had not spoken to him and had not touched him.

It was soft and safe and she smiled as she looked at it as though waiting for her.

Dingell's plan could still face opposition in the Senate, but looks as though it will have the support necessary to make it into law.

It was as though Einstein had called to ask my views on relativity.

The guards had made their march as though it were a pleasure excursion, priding themselves on their smartness and discipline.

That which I had done by the impulse of my best feelings produced the same effect as though it had been the result of calculation .

His hands, four times as large, reached out slowly and clasped them as though they were cradling two tiny exotic birds.

This was a topic from which he always sheered away, as though unwilling to face the embarrassment it caused.

However it does look as though there may be some benefits in a moderate intake of alcohol, certainly as far as the heart is concerned.

These children rubbed their eyes and yawned as though waking up just now.

This one question made her feel six or seven years younger. She walked gaily along as though she had springs on her feet.

s the matter, honey? " he may feel insulted or repulsed . He feels as though she doesn't trust him to handle things. "

With the certainty of his prophetic foresight, Ezekiel spoke as though the events represented in this allegory had already happened.

We put him on a bar to take photographs, and when we were finished he stood there looking around as though he wanted more photos taken.

as though such knowing worn like an amulet, a mask, will ward away the evil, the terror.

The reflection wavered, as though it came rather from a fire which had been lighted than from a candle.

Snape looked as though there was no blood left in him, his grip on Harry's robes slackened.

There's a good reason why my sample drivers look as though they all came out of a cookie cutter: they did.

He was pale and looked as though he was about to cry. He strode out of sight; Harry didn't think Quirrell had even noticed him.

As he spoke, he seemed to be examining the other attentively, as though seeking to summon up his recollections .

Most people look startled, squint at me as though I'm a few chocolates short of a full box, then assure me that yes, they're comfortable.

When she did speak, it was as though memories that had been scabbed over were being disturbed for the first time in years.

It made me uneasy, as though the whole evening had been a trick of some sort to exact a contributory emotion from me.

To provide you with some more HOME confirmation feelings your Angels tell you to just start walking as though you know where you are going.

I wondered why he held his head motionless at an odd angle, as though he were in meditation.

In the summer, it looked as though the strategy might work, as the economic data came in better than expected.

Adjutants still kept galloping up from every side, and all, as though in collusion, said the same thing.

You may spend all day on these activities, so you feel as though you're working hard on your search, but they're a poor use of time.

It was as though He said, "I am yours to command. "

The whole sky spangled gay twinkling stars, and the Milky Way is as distinct as though it had been washed and rubbed with snow for holiday.

I climb up the stone steps towards the little building, a miniature house that looks as though it might be made out of gingerbread.

He must be permitted to speak of that Paris as though it still existed.

She pressed herself against him and wound her limbs round him, as though to reassure him with the warmth of her body.

It is natural to it to be happy. It seems as though its respiration were made of hope.

It happened again. It was as though the broom was trying to buck him off.

The child became so terrified the she was stricken speechless, and looked as though about to swoon.

Jumping spiders like this one are often seen grooming their claws and wiping their eyes, as though they were little cats.

there was no undergrowth , only the smooth grass , very green and fresh , and the big gray trees well spaced as though it were a park.

She bought the perfect gift for her boyfriend. It was as though she could read his mind.

She was in her 50s then, and looked as though the camera had outraged her.

They looked at me as if 'as though I were mad.

he looked at Lisa as though it was all her doing.

He was dressed in a worn black combat uniform that looked as though it had been mended many times.

The city looks as though someone plucked it from the pages of a book of fairytales, yet it has every modern convenience imaginable.

In Europe, the ECB is still likely to raise interest rates again, while the Bank of England looks as though it will now wait and see.

The color of this area is usually the same as the color of the form, so it appears as though it is just text on the form.

As a child, it felt as though this quiet old country life had always been so, and would always be so.

During the speech, my body was shaking and my voice was trembling, and I stammered and paused as though I hadn't memorized my speech at all.

Flowers frozen in liquid air can be broken with a hammer as though they were made of glass.

The sorrow of others seem to enter you solitude as though they were framed by the understanding of your own struggles.

as if. . . as though Draw a cat as I taught you .

"See Professor Dumbledore? " Professor McGonagall repeated, as though this was a very fishy thing to want to do. "Why? "

Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.

It seemed as though some one had overtaken him in his flight and was leading him back.

"Who can it be, though? " she said in a quiet voice, as though continuing a conversation they had just been having.

James, too, was much disturbed. He felt as though someone had threatened his right to invest his money at five per cent.

it did not seem as though his mind were in the barricade.

It seemed as though we would be unable to say anything that had not already been said and then we ran across this document.

His arm was hanging at a very strange angle; riddled with pain, he heard, as though from a distance, a good deal of whistling and shouting.

It had looked as though 2008 would be a dismal year for the prime minister.

He saw, as though it were a vision, Royal's body sprawled heavy and unmoving forever against the earth.

With up to nine hundred thousand visitors a week, it's as though a new city is instantly born.

Derivatives traders are not footballers with unique talents and "should not be paid as though they are" , he said last month.

Now it was as though she had known Millie for years.

She looked as though she was on the verge of a mental break down. We comforted her as best we could.

With an induction-enhanced growl from the V6, the IS C sounded as though it was ready to rumble.

She found herself staring at him darkly, as though she were trying to read his future in his face.

Their weak sense of history leaves the younger generation as though wavering at a crossroads .

"Except white wine, " she proceeded as though I had not spoken.

He walked slowly as though he bad been expecting me and then bent down his head and said, "May I get in? "

He talked as if(as though) he had been there before.

Conversely, if you owe your friend, then you will have to pay back the sum soon - it looks as though your friend needs the money.

After that he tolerated them in a passive sort of way, accepting favors from them As though he favored them by accepting.

In contrast to other creatures, hibernating bears do not appear as though they are dead, but seem as though they are very sleepy.

I would share their worries today if it looked as though neoconservatives were regaining power.

The book looked as though it had been out in the rain.

In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jump across the gap between our two hearts.

I feel as though what's done in the dark will come to light.

He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep.

The blank picture on the wall was now breathing very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep.

but by some strange misunderstanding, when we came out of the theatre we always said good- bye and parted as though we were strangers.

Today, however, you might struggle with feeling as though a higher up isn't supportive of that climb.

Allows methods on an object to be called as though the object is an array.

When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

The book looked as though it had been out in the rain.

In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jump across the gap between our two hearts.

I feel as though what's done in the dark will come to light.

He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep.

She refused to treat these discoveries as though they belonged to her, and instead shared all her knowledge with the whole scientific world.

This equipment operated as though it had been repaired.

The blank picture on the wall was now breathing very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep.

but by some strange misunderstanding, when we came out of the theatre we always said good- bye and parted as though we were strangers.

Today, however, you might struggle with feeling as though a higher up isn't supportive of that climb.

Allows methods on an object to be called as though the object is an array.

He rubbed his eyes and yawned as though waking up after a long sleep.

She refused to treat these discoveries as though they belonged to her, and instead shared all her knowledge with the whole scientific world.

This equipment operated as though it had been repaired.

Rostov felt his spirits rise at those sounds, so long unheard, as though they had been the liveliest music.

The blank picture on the wall was now breathing very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep.

but by some strange misunderstanding, when we came out of the theatre we always said good- bye and parted as though we were strangers.

Today, however, you might struggle with feeling as though a higher up isn't supportive of that climb.

Allows methods on an object to be called as though the object is an array.

When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

Rostov felt his spirits rise at those sounds, so long unheard, as though they had been the liveliest music.

After washing, "Little Ji" We call it a just mugged into "bark, bark, " as though said: "Thank you! "

The blank picture on the wall was now breathing very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep.

but by some strange misunderstanding, when we came out of the theatre we always said good- bye and parted as though we were strangers.

Today, however, you might struggle with feeling as though a higher up isn't supportive of that climb.

Allows methods on an object to be called as though the object is an array.

When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

The blank picture on the wall was now breathing very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep.

but by some strange misunderstanding, when we came out of the theatre we always said good- bye and parted as though we were strangers.

Today, however, you might struggle with feeling as though a higher up isn't supportive of that climb.

Allows methods on an object to be called as though the object is an array.

When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

Today, however, you might struggle with feeling as though a higher up isn't supportive of that climb.

Allows methods on an object to be called as though the object is an array.

When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

When the next face appeared I saw the eyes behind the thick glasses blinking as though noticing me for the first time.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

I was as though his eyes had a voice.

A vast stillness enveloped me, as though all the world were asleep or dead - only broken by the low panting as of some animal close to me.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

I was as though his eyes had a voice.

A vast stillness enveloped me, as though all the world were asleep or dead - only broken by the low panting as of some animal close to me.

It looked like a shadow itself, as though someone was running through the pasture right next to me.

But it is perhaps time to develop, manage and communicate the company's strategy as though its primary investor is an individual.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

I was as though his eyes had a voice.

A vast stillness enveloped me, as though all the world were asleep or dead - only broken by the low panting as of some animal close to me.

It looked like a shadow itself, as though someone was running through the pasture right next to me.

But it is perhaps time to develop, manage and communicate the company's strategy as though its primary investor is an individual.

He did not like to look at the fish anymore since he had been mutilated. When the fish had been hit it was as though he himself were hit.

She smiled at him, but tremulously, as though it cost her an effort.

As you're exhaling the "s" , contract those muscles n the vital triangle as though you were rowing a boat, pulling the oars back and up.

It was as though they were frightened of saying boo to a goose.

There seemed to be a deep sorrow in his eyes, as though he really wasn't focusing.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

I was as though his eyes had a voice.

All around the house the wind went crying as though it were lost in the dark and the cold.

Just as you are nodding off, you can feel as though you've fallen off a 10-storey building.

"It would hold full twenty beds, " said he, as though speaking to himself.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

I was as though his eyes had a voice.

A vast stillness enveloped me, as though all the world were asleep or dead - only broken by the low panting as of some animal close to me.

It looked like a shadow itself, as though someone was running through the pasture right next to me.

But it is perhaps time to develop, manage and communicate the company's strategy as though its primary investor is an individual.

I remember the whole thing clearly as though it had happened yesterday.

Now, it may sound as though I'm about to preach atheism, and I want to reassure that that's not what I'm going to do.

They bloom with an eternal freshness that seems untouched by time, as though they had been inspired by an unfading spirit of youth.

I was as though his eyes had a voice.

A vast stillness enveloped me, as though all the world were asleep or dead - only broken by the low panting as of some animal close to me.

It looked like a shadow itself, as though someone was running through the pasture right next to me.

But it is perhaps time to develop, manage and communicate the company's strategy as though its primary investor is an individual.

He did not like to look at the fish anymore since he had been mutilated. When the fish had been hit it was as though he himself were hit.

She smiled at him, but tremulously, as though it cost her an effort.

Passed straight through, as though the dark metal was smoke.

But it is perhaps time to develop, manage and communicate the company's strategy as though its primary investor is an individual.

He did not like to look at the fish anymore since he had been mutilated. When the fish had been hit it was as though he himself were hit.

She smiled at him, but tremulously, as though it cost her an effort.

Passed straight through, as though the dark metal was smoke.

Mr Schiller, as though emphasising that he was not trying to replace Mr Jobs, turned it into "one last thing" .

Messi is such a natural with the ball at his feet and often plays as though the ball is glued to his boots.

He may have painted it flat, as though it had no depth.

I championed the 12-step program and monitored her improvement daily as though curing heroin addiction was as simple as nursing a cold.

"Yeah, but. . . well, that was before, " she said, as though to finish the matter.

And the more you act as though you are in balance, the more it becomes a habit for you to behave in a balanced way.

He may have painted it flat, as though it had no depth.

I championed the 12-step program and monitored her improvement daily as though curing heroin addiction was as simple as nursing a cold.

It is not as though Chelsea are the reincarnation of Wimbledon. They have been prettier this season, especially away from home.

"Yeah, but. . . well, that was before, " she said, as though to finish the matter.

And the more you act as though you are in balance, the more it becomes a habit for you to behave in a balanced way.

When the accident occurred, he said, the miners felt as though they were being choked.

Wormtail hesitated for a moment, looking as though he might argue, but then turned and headed through a second hidden door.

They point at the red Berlingo driving across the sky as though it were Halley's Comet.

When this story broke, it was played as though there were just a few fake gold bars floating around out there. Not so, it seems.

One girl looked up, amazed, as though she had come face to face with a superhero.

Wormtail hesitated for a moment, looking as though he might argue, but then turned and headed through a second hidden door.

They point at the red Berlingo driving across the sky as though it were Halley's Comet.

When this story broke, it was played as though there were just a few fake gold bars floating around out there. Not so, it seems.

One girl looked up, amazed, as though she had come face to face with a superhero.

Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgment-seat of the Gods.

Now it was gone, as though it had never been.

A sort of gleam proceeds from these miserable wretches, as though their consciences were not heavy within them any more.

Harry felt as though his head had been split in two.

Like the heroine as though she was cursed into a ugly girl, but she was kind-hearted and kind-hearted.

Behind him stood the adjutant, the doctors, and the men-servants; the men and the women had separated as though they were in church.

A sort of gleam proceeds from these miserable wretches, as though their consciences were not heavy within them any more.

Harry felt as though his head had been split in two.

Like the heroine as though she was cursed into a ugly girl, but she was kind-hearted and kind-hearted.

Behind him stood the adjutant, the doctors, and the men-servants; the men and the women had separated as though they were in church.

Bankers warned of a much more catastrophic response if it looked as though the deal would actually fail.

Straight ahead of her, as though it were a rose on a stem .

Secretly, he hoped that the war would last another two years, although it didn't look now as though it would.

If we were truly a result of evolution by process of natural selection, this value on human life seems as though it has no source.

He always sits on the edge of his chair when he's working, as though about to take off.

Once, we looked up from our books at exactly the same moment, as though trapped at a dinner table with nothing to say.