Example sentences of "[prep] if she 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if she 'd been wearing a coat of many many colours , and , beached on the desert island shore of Pity Me , had shredded the damn shrunken thing . |
| 2 | This might sound , to Albert , as if she 'd been looking for him . |
| 3 | Josie 's hand slid from around her as if she 'd been holding nothing more substantial than a wisp of smoke . |
| 4 | It was as if she 'd been calling on a dead line to an empty building . |
| 5 | as if she 'd been waiting outside for a convenient pause in their conversation , the vaporeuse knocked on the door and opened it . |
| 6 | The strong fingers peeling the nightshirt upwards , the exploring hunger of the hard mouth on her stomach , her breasts , her lips , it felt as if she 'd been waiting for ever for these feelings … |
| 7 | Her face and neck felt as if she 'd been sitting in the heat of an oven . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank you for the meal , ’ she said , and her voice sounded breathless as if she 'd been running . |
| 9 | Evidence from police and forensic officers said Mrs Prescott looked as if she 'd been sewing the hem of a curtain , when she was shot at close range in the back of the head . |
| 10 | She 'd felt as if she 'd been fighting with Guy Sterne all her life ! |