Example sentences of "if she [was/were] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wondered if she were telling the truth and decided that it hardly mattered . |
| 2 | [ The minority ] believes that no good would come to children , husband or wife if she were given the protection of the criminal law . |
| 3 | And what if she were to leave the shelter of the house ? |
| 4 | It was an innocuous question , so why did she suddenly feel as if she were facing the Inquisition ? |
| 5 | If she were to open the door perhaps the blackness would be out there now , ready to swallow her , as it had almost done on that previous occasion ; or would she wander endlessly in a limbo of greyness , forever trapped between Johnny 's time and her own ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ? ’ |
| 8 | As the Rallye droned towards the lighthouse on the tip of Cap Camerat , Miranda felt as if she were breathing the air of the gods . |
| 9 | If she was to replace the roses she had used , she realised wearily , she would need to be up again at four . |
| 10 | ‘ Romantic , ’ said Zeinab , as if she was taking the word down to be used in evidence . |
| 11 | ‘ He 'll be with fairground people , ’ said Mrs Flaherty , staring into her teacup as if she was reading the leaves . |
| 12 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |
| 13 | Cilla looked on , grinning as if she was watching the perfect Blind Date union . |
| 14 | Helen wondered if she was seeing the first moment of a gathering hysteria . |
| 15 | Turakina behaved as if she was seeing the offworlder for the first time . |
| 16 | She said , as if she was seeing the possibility of doubt for the very first time , ‘ You arc the man from the pest control ? ’ |
| 17 | So I went along there cos I thought if she was painting the children will be frozen and nothing to sit on and no |
| 18 | One thing that he noticed ; every now and again she 'd glance at the uncurtained window , as if she was checking the progress of the oncoming darkness . |
| 19 | ‘ He agreed to let her go out , but threatened her life if she was to raise the alarm . |
| 20 | Even the thought of this plan seemed dreadful to Mildred , who could see how such a course of action was fraught with danger , but there really was no alternative if she was to help the frog-magician . |
| 21 | If she was running the same company for Virgin , should n't she have some shareholding in it ? |
| 22 | All this came from Lucy in a rush , as if she was giving the background to someone else 's story . |