Example sentences of "if she [was/were] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , there are many loopholes in the legislation ; for instance , until very recently a woman could only claim equal pay if she were doing the identical work of a man and , since occupations are typically segregated by sex , it is often difficult to find such a comparable man . |
| 2 | as if she were putting the same reel of film back in the projector , she ran through the whole scene once again : she is speaking to the visitor , Paul is watching them with astonishment , and the guest is saying : ‘ In your next life , do you want to stay together or never meet again ? ’ |
| 3 | Cilla looked on , grinning as if she was watching the perfect Blind Date union . |
| 4 | Helen wondered if she was seeing the first moment of a gathering hysteria . |
| 5 | If she was running the same company for Virgin , should n't she have some shareholding in it ? |