“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggarssponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launchedforth into a tirade very different from his platformutterances. Hespoke with extremecontempt of the densestupidityexhibited on all occasions by the working classes.
Primo was free-handingwithoutevenusing a template, and Alex was outlining a great, detailed design that lookedas if it would definitelytake the cake when done.
Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanitydroppedaway from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had nevertouched him at all.
At last they found on the quay one of those ancient noctambulant coupés which, exactlyas if they were ashamed to show their miseryduring the day, are neverseenround Paris until afternightfall.
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As if the hostile takeoverweren'tenough, to addinsult to injury they scrapped ninety percent of our products and replaced them with their own.
Meaning of as if for the defined word.
Grammatisch, dieses idiom "as if" ist ein konjunktionen. Es ist auch ein einwürfe.