Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] she have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 My daughter thought no more of it than if she had been talking about the delivery of a letter because in her world the fax , like the video recorder , the personal computer and the microwave oven , has always been around .
2 It looked at first as if she had been drinking blood .
3 It was an appreciative whistle and one that Rachel recognised , for since she 'd been working with five thousand men she had become well used to whistles of that nature .
4 Lily looked as though she had been thinking for her whole family all her life ; she was younger , by far , than she appeared .
5 It was wild and erratic , as though she had been writing under severe emotional strain .
6 ‘ Why , Gloria , my dear ! ’ said one of the ladies , putting aside her soup-dish and hurrying across the wide room to welcome them almost , but not quite , as though she had been expecting them .
7 She picked up on the first ring , almost as though she had been expecting him to call .
8 A little embarrassed because it looked as though she had been prying , Meredith murmured , ‘ I 'm not much of a cook . ’
9 Her lips were parted and her breath was coming in quick gasps as though she had been running , the breasts , looking naked under the light silk wrap , rising and falling .
10 She felt as though she had been running forever .
11 She felt quite weak and breathless , as though she had been running .
12 The phone rang at the other end , and was answered immediately , as though she had been sitting beside it , waiting .
13 She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month .
14 She plunged into the crowds , who had turned out in their thousands to greet her , as though she had been doing it all her life .
15 Alice then , all clean and brushed , and in a nice blouse with the small pink flowers and the neat round collar , walked out of the house and went next door , to No. 45 , as though she had been planning to do this all day .
16 Phoebe woke up quickly , as though she had been waiting for Maggie 's summons , but not quickly enough .
17 Eye to the crack in the door , Jezrael saw the girl 's own guilt palm the cuber as though she 'd been watching the security scanner all along .
18 Linda Johnson felt as though she 'd been doing nothing but prepare for Christmas for months and was exhausted before it all began .
19 Today her nose and cheeks showed red under the powder , and her one good eye was red-rimmed , as though she 'd been crying .
20 She looked as though she 'd been crying , and I felt sorry — ’
21 ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time .
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