Example sentences of "if [pron] had [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 2 | The wood at the back of the painting was deeply scored with a dagger as if someone had been searching for some secret crevice or compartment . |
| 3 | Sophie 's voice dipped in disappointment , as if she had been hoping for a graphic account of overturned furniture and blood on the walls . |
| 4 | It felt as if she had been travelling for days instead of only one , on and off , and she arrived as dusk was falling . |
| 5 | It was as if she had been waiting for him for all these years . |
| 6 | It was as if she had been waiting for this moment for four years or more . |
| 7 | Looking back , I find it interesting that our exchanges were consistently humorous , as if we had been rehearsing for a Wit and Wisdom contest . |
| 8 | By searching for flashes repeating at exactly the same rate as the radio pulses , they were able to investigate much fainter pulsations than if they had been looking for pulses occurring at an unknown rate . |
| 9 | She did n't know if they had been driving for minutes or days . |
| 10 | He seemed eager to talk , as if he had been searching for a listener for some time . |
| 11 | If he had been working for three days and three nights then it was in the suit he was wearing now , and his shoes had mud on them , and Erlich did n't think Ruane would be impressed . |
| 12 | He looked as if he had been waiting for some time . |