Example sentences of "if [pers pn] have been [v-ing] there " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt as if I 'd been sitting there half the night . |
| 2 | At once it opened , as if she had been standing there waiting for the summons . |
| 3 | She had seen so many of the students set out from her door , awkward and anxious , and after a few weeks it was as if they had been studying there all their lives . |
| 4 | It was as if he had been waiting there for me all my life . |
| 5 | Hector was behind the door , as if he 'd been hiding there , painfully thin , still unshaven , a stained rag over his eyes . |
| 6 | He looked as if he 'd been Lying there on his stomach for quite a while . |
| 7 | Just imagine if he 'd been sitting there with his legs dangling outside . |