‘It was all he could do to act as though he had never read either of her letters.’
‘The men around her laughed and acted as though it was the cleverest thing they had seen.’
‘Football is now a business, but players are expected to act as if it was still a sport.’
‘She had known Sara only a day or two and yet she acted as if Blaze were her best friend.’
‘They have told me to act as if their house is mine and they are all looking after me well.’
‘The table was set out nicely and all seemed as though it would be a lovely lunch.’
‘My father talked a lot about his own father before he died, as though he'd never got over it.’
‘So she got out of her car and went about her errands as though nothing untoward was happening.’
‘Most of the details are a blur now but he motioned with the gun, as though he wanted us all outside.’
‘It's almost as though some people only feel they have an identity when they are at work.’
2informal I very much doubt it.
‘You know how lottery winners always say it won't change their lives? Yeah, as if!’
‘Even some prejudicial rejection can also be okay, if the person socially shutting you down is in a committed relationship (as if!) or has an incompatible sexual orientation.’
‘Clueless, however, with its mall culture (buy something; buying makes happy), and its witty dialogue (‘as if!’), doesn't support the heritage industry.’
‘And wait I did, my Standard open at The horoscopes (Predictions for New Year! Your Stars, That Break, and You! - as if).’
‘You can tell she's wanting everyone to tell her how brilliant she was. As if.’
‘You know how pools winners always say it won't change their lives? Yeah, right, as if.’
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