Example sentences of "as [conj] i had [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt my lip curl , and the inside of my mouth dry out and tighten as if I had been sucking lemons . |
| 2 | It felt as if I had been living in a room with closed curtains , and all of a sudden its windows had been thrown open and the sun had come bursting in . |
| 3 | He moved a leg to scratch — innocently ? — his bulging crotch , and the knee just touched mine beneath the table , as if accidentally , and I felt as if I had been touched by lightning . |
| 4 | I felt as if I had been hit . |
| 5 | It was as if I had been expecting visitors . |
| 6 | I was feeling winded , as if I had been shot . |
| 7 | ‘ You did n't tell me you could ride , ’ she said , rather irritated , as if I had been keeping a secret from her . |