Example sentences of "as if [pron] have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you want me , Myra ? ’ she asked as calmly as if they had been discussing the weather and not within an ace of making either love or war . |
| 2 | They were talking rationally now , as adults , just as she had asked , but underneath the façade of civilised behaviour her heart was still doing funny things , and the electricity between them was as powerful as if they had been making love . |
| 3 | It looked at first as if she had been drinking blood . |
| 4 | He had carried her in his arms as naturally as if he had been doing so for years , and she had felt right there . |
| 5 | I collapsed back into the armchair , almost as exhausted as if I 'd been climbing the Eigernordwand . |