Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] if she have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | This involves stimulating a female cat that is on heat with a glass rod , so that her body is fooled into reacting as if she has been mated by a tom-cat . |
| 2 | Just a , I find that she almost looks as if she 's been out in the sun and that it sort of looks like very strong sunlight on her face which is a shame really . |
| 3 | So , I think possibly a little more thought in the actual , I think the actual shape of the girl there , the way she 's actually sitting is fine , but er it , it looks as if she 's been propped up with , you know , you better put this stool under your foot to hold that up and put this crutch under your arm to hold that up and |
| 4 | After putting a trial foot several times in the river , Harriet launched herself and swam as if she had been used to water all her life . |
| 5 | I found her bustling about with a feather duster looking as if she 'd been up for hours . |
| 6 | She 'd felt as if she 'd been fighting with Guy Sterne all her life ! |
| 7 | Yet she had timed her appearance so exactly that it seemed as if she had been forewarned of the train 's arrival . |
| 8 | It seemed as if she 's been awaiting this opportunity for years . |
| 9 | The prosecution alleges that after being beaten , a sherry bottle was used on the body of Mrs McMullen to make it look as if she had been a victim of a sexual attack . |
| 10 | A glance at her companion made her feel as if she 'd been slapped . |
| 11 | Then she kissed Auntie Lou on the cheek and said , ‘ Thank you , oh I do thank you , ’ and Auntie Lou smiled and blushed as if she had been given a present . |
| 12 | Zambia felt as if SHe 'd been punched in the gut . |
| 13 | Ace felt as if she 'd been struck . |
| 14 | Her face and neck felt as if she 'd been sitting in the heat of an oven . |
| 15 | She felt as if she 'd been dipped in slime . |
| 16 | The relief of escaping from his company was so intense that she felt as if she 'd been wired up to an electric charge for the last few hours and someone had finally taken pity on her and turned off the power . |
| 17 | The strong fingers peeling the nightshirt upwards , the exploring hunger of the hard mouth on her stomach , her breasts , her lips , it felt as if she 'd been waiting for ever for these feelings … |
| 18 | When she finally reached the scribbling engine , she felt as if she had been broken in two and glued back together again all wrong . |
| 19 | It could only be about eight o'clock — her old-fashioned watch , unwound this morning , had stopped — but she felt as if she had been up all night , working to meet an insane deadline . |
| 20 | Jessamy knew her words were cruel , but she felt as if she had been pushed very near to her limit . |
| 21 | She felt as if she had been woken from a deep sleep and was conscious of pulling her mind back , painfully , as if it had been a kite out there , held to her by only a string . |
| 22 | She felt as if she had been through a millrace , buffeted and whirled , but the one clear thought that ran through the inner tumult was the finally accepted fact that , with all her heart , she had wanted to say yes to Luke . |
| 23 | She felt as if she had been kicked in the stomach . |
| 24 | All in all , she felt as if she had been ravaged ! |
| 25 | It felt as if she had been travelling for days instead of only one , on and off , and she arrived as dusk was falling . |
| 26 | And it looked as if she had been stabbed with a weapon that had a central rib ; the wound gaped quite a bit in the middle . |
| 27 | Unbelievable as it seemed to him , she almost looked as if she had been crying . |
| 28 | She looked as if she had been kissed thoroughly — her fair hair was tangled , her lips full and red , and even her own blushing made the point clearer . |
| 29 | She looked as if she had been attacked . |
| 30 | It looked as if she 'd been up in the loft for something , which I suppose was rather rash in her state of health . |