Example sentences of "[prep] if i have [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 It is as if I had made a small betrayal .
2 It was almost as if I had received a blow to the heart .
3 My heart was thumping as if I had run a race and there was a pain in my back .
4 Feel as if I had lived a long time and done very little .
5 Then I saw his face in the driving mirror and felt ashamed , as if I had struck a child .
6 One of them kisses me as if I had won a prize for the most amusing and far-fetched story of the evening .
7 It was as if I had committed a faux pas by referring to the singing .
8 Well , in comes Alf , with 'is belly full of old and mild as usual , and asks me why do I look as if I 'd lost a pound and found thruppence .
9 My mouth felt as if I 'd swallowed a cheesegrater and my scalp had suddenly acquired radioactive dandruff .
10 as if I 'd lit a fire in the darkness to try and warm us .
11 I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’
12 He jerked with pain and anger as if I 'd laid a whip on him , " It is " he shouted .
13 as if I 'd hired a familiar for the crime .
14 It was as if I 'd had a bad dream .
15 It made me feel sick — as if I 'd had a clout ; in the stomach . ’
16 Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’
17 On the way back from moving the sheep , I felt as if I 'd had a night in the pub , started feeling very wheezy and , Oh this is good .
18 When I sit down they billow up in front of me and I look as if I 've got a water melon under there .
19 But now I feels as if I 've got a sh a name of a doctor
20 It 's as if I 've won a marathon , or a prize , or some huge event that I 've been training for for months .
21 ‘ You make it sound as if I 've won a sweepstake ! ’ she said bitterly , still fighting to control her feelings .
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