Example sentences of "if [pers pn] have seen a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no denying the fact that she 'd looked terrible , just then.As if she 'd seen a ghost , he thought uneasily . |
| 2 | Pat Ayers quotes one of those same street people : ‘ Just say you were standing on the corner , now if you had seen a policeman coming over the bridge … you automatically moved . |
| 3 | " If you 've seen a tile , pick it up straight away and come back . " |
| 4 | If you 've seen a hospital with no water or power , no facilities — what child is going to survive this ? |
| 5 | ‘ You look as if you 'd seen a ghost , ’ was her greeting . |
| 6 | If you have seen a mixture of iron and sulphur and the lumps of sulphur did n't have a shiny polished surfaces that belong to iron and you ca n't make a mirror out of non-metal . |
| 7 | as abruptly as if we had seen a ghost . |
| 8 | When Melinda answered him in fluent Arabic , they all looked at her as if they had seen a ghost , bade us goodnight , and melted away into the darkness again . |
| 9 | I got the impression that he was frightened , as if he had seen a ghost . |
| 10 | We came to the Tower as Ralph 's guests for Yuletide , supping as usual at the Golden Mitre in Petty Wales , but when we met Sir Ralph that particular time , he looked as if he had seen a ghost . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , three years ago Whitton was disturbed , agitated , as if he had seen a ghost . |
| 12 | They were addressed to people like the manager of the Ritz Hotel — asking if he had seen a handbag ‘ she ’ had left during a brief stay . |