Example sentences of "though [pron] had [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was wild and erratic , as though she had been writing under severe emotional strain . |
| 2 | Lily looked as though she had been thinking for her whole family all her life ; she was younger , by far , than she appeared . |
| 3 | She had not seen her nearest ‘ big house ’ neighbour , though she had been hearing about him for some time . |
| 4 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 5 | The phone rang at the other end , and was answered immediately , as though she had been sitting beside it , waiting . |
| 6 | Phoebe woke up quickly , as though she had been waiting for Maggie 's summons , but not quickly enough . |
| 7 | The latter manifests itself as smooth , waxy blobs on fins and skin , making the fish look as though it had been swimming under a dripping candle . |
| 8 | Theodora replaced the mouthpiece and the telephone shrilled again as though it had been waiting for her to release its ring . |
| 9 | The high velvet shoulder of his doublet smelt musty as though it had been lying in a trunk for centuries . |
| 10 | He sighed tiredly , as though he had been working for a full day with stone and timber , and tried to listen to James Menzies , who was well away , drinking whisky with Allan and simmering with the news from the west , where the lists had been torn down from the church doors at Fortingall and Kenmore , and from Blair Atholl : the Duke 's factor had had to meet a crowd of more than a thousand and the Duke had signed a paper swearing not to impose the Act . |