as though

Giving evidence, she said it was as though the child did not realise "she was actually a person".

It might seem as though this were but the next step for Dudamel, who regularly invites pop stars to join him and the L.A.

Guardiola reacted as though he had scored himself, acknowledging the noise from the fans he wanted more from earlier.

It appears as though MacKinnon never met Quintana, and yet he doesn’t hesitate to characterize her codependency, or to interpret certain behaviors as manipulative, or to dismiss Didion’s fear that she might take her own life.

Their silhouette is so familiar it’s almost tangible, as though, if you reached through the screen and ran your hand through it, you’d feel a sensation you recognize and remember.