Exercise 1(Clause of comparison). The intervals were never as long as they had seemed (G. Greene). 2. Roy was as sick as he expected to be (Ald-ridge). 3 It proved more difficult to get out of the Phat Diem area than it had been to get in (G. Greene). 4. Roy watched these two men as he had never watched them before (Aldridge). 5. Roy was stretched to his full length moaning sometimes as if he were in pain (Aldridge). 6. "He will not be long,'' she said as though I needed comfort for his absence (G. Greene).
Exercise 2(Clause of comparison). Roy did as he was told, and as he felt the weight taken off his back he found it more difficult to stand (Aldridge). 2. Write that you decline to support this scheme of hers, as you hold it to be a dishonest scheme (Wilde). 3. The Coroner himself had had business relations with French persons in his capacity as a solicitor, and could assure such of the jury as had never been in France that they ought to allow for these different standards (Sayers). 4. Scotty had liked Andy justas they had all liked him, but it was clear that he liked Andy no more (Aldridge). 5. I never saw such luck as that fellow had! (Cronin). 6. Roy was so tired as he walked in the night that sleep seemed all the ultimate good that man could require (Aldridge). 7. I want you in my room and as Helen Burns is with you, she may come too (Ch. Bronte).
Exercise 3(Clause of comparison).. I can see her as though it were but yesterday (Du Mau-rier). 2. Stephanie continued to read as if no one else were in the room (Saxton). 3. This is the last letter I shall write to you. If I should happen to return, when we meet I will act as if this had never been written (Wilson). 4. The world saw a serious and rather silent little man going about his work as though he would go on doing it for ever (Deeping). 5. She'll proceed with her French lesson, as if nothing had happened (Bennett). 6. I found you staring at me across the kitchen table as if you'd never seen me before (Saxton). 7. She dropped the journal as if it had been a living coal of fire (Galsworthy).1 8. Leeds shook her head again as if she could find no words to express herself (Saxton) 9. Erik, don't say it as if you hate me (Wilson). 10. If he is able to have dinner with you, take a book to your window as though you want to catch the light (G. Greene). 11. Johnny kept glancing at him as if he were trying to think of something to say (Saxton). 12. And I treat a duchess as if she was a flower girl (B. Shaw).2 13. "Are you still working for your uncle?" — "Oh, yes," replied Clyde quickly, as though it would make an enormous difference to her if he were not (Dreiser).
1. Девочка говорит с матерью шёпотом, как будто боится, что их кто-нибудь услышит. 2. Молодой отец нес ребенка, как будто он боялся уронить или сломать его. 3. Эта студентка будет хорошей преподавательницей. Она уже сейчас ведет урок так, как будто преподает уже несколько лет. 4. Он так тщательно готовит доклад, как будто он должен делать его не на занятиях, а на научной конференции. 5. Он повторил свой ответ несколько раз, как будто повторение могло лучше передать значение его слов. 6. Эндрю так хорошо провел операцию в шахте, как будто он был опытным врачом, как будто у него и раньше уже были подобные случаи (по Кронину). 7. Том красил забор так, как будто эта работа действительно доставляла ему удовольствие. Когда мальчишки попросили разрешить им помочь ему, он разговаривал с ними так, как будто это было для него очень опасно и как будто тетя Полли запретила ему делать это (по Твену). 8. Фаулер говорил Пайлу откровенно все, что думал о нем. Он даже сказал ему, что он желал его смерти, когда тот приехал к нему на линию фронта. Но несмотря на это, Пайл смотрел на него так,
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