Example sentences of "though she have [been] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly a low , mocking laugh rang out in the corridor , and she jumped as though she 'd been shot , her heart racing as she looked round into scornful green eyes . |
| 2 | Rory jumped as though she 'd been shot at the sound of the lazily amused voice materialising apparently out of nowhere . |
| 3 | Eye to the crack in the door , Jezrael saw the girl 's own guilt palm the cuber as though she 'd been watching the security scanner all along . |
| 4 | well I think Dawn is quite happy now , I mean I think she felt as though she 'd been rushed at first , but I mean |
| 5 | Judith had once confided that she too had an uncertain grasp of the past , though she 'd been drunk at the time , and had denied it vehemently when he 'd raised the subject again . |
| 6 | Then he stood up and strode from the room , and she all but collapsed into the chair he 'd just vacated , feeling as though she 'd been battered by a storm at sea . |
| 7 | Today her nose and cheeks showed red under the powder , and her one good eye was red-rimmed , as though she 'd been crying . |
| 8 | She looked as though she 'd been crying , and I felt sorry — ’ |
| 9 | Now he straightened up , but continued to act as if she did n't exist , though she 'd been forced to move as he moved . |
| 10 | Jezrael spun , feeling as though she 'd been caught out . |
| 11 | Feeling stupidly embarrassed , as though she 'd been caught doing something she should n't , she looked jerkily away . |
| 12 | Linda Johnson felt as though she 'd been doing nothing but prepare for Christmas for months and was exhausted before it all began . |
| 13 | After spending the better part of the morning crouched down painting skirting-boards , she felt as though she 'd been put through a mangle . |
| 14 | It was as though she 'd been let loose from shackles she had n't even known she 'd been wearing . |
| 15 | Suddenly she was feeling as though she 'd been dropped from a great height . |
| 16 | Reaching for a cup , her arm accidentally brushed his and she flinched as though she 'd been burned , which brought forth another acid comment . |
| 17 | ‘ Why , Gloria , my dear ! ’ said one of the ladies , putting aside her soup-dish and hurrying across the wide room to welcome them almost , but not quite , as though she had been expecting them . |
| 18 | She picked up on the first ring , almost as though she had been expecting him to call . |
| 19 | A little embarrassed because it looked as though she had been prying , Meredith murmured , ‘ I 'm not much of a cook . ’ |
| 20 | It was as though her father had died again , as though she had been injured to her soul . |
| 21 | It was wild and erratic , as though she had been writing under severe emotional strain . |
| 22 | Their glances met , and for a moment Sara felt as though she had been swung out into space . |
| 23 | The girl , who looked as though she had been made in heaven out of peaches and cream , was wearing a few pieces of string arranged as a bikini , high heels , the goose-pimples , and nothing else . |
| 24 | Lily looked as though she had been thinking for her whole family all her life ; she was younger , by far , than she appeared . |
| 25 | It was as though she had been swept aside , neglected , and Blattern took note of these things , and would rejoice because Alida Thorne had received no letter , was an unwanted woman . |
| 26 | Blanche 's eyes widened slightly , as though she had been irritated by the reply . |
| 27 | The case of Mary Ann Titford , née Parkes , is fairly typical in this respect : her grandchildren , still alive in the 1980s as this story is being written , remember her well , though she had been born as long ago as 1849 . |
| 28 | She had been almost unnaturally brave for so long , and now it was as though she had been given licence to cry over everything . |
| 29 | Emily felt as though she had been slapped in the face . |
| 30 | Polly jerked as though she had been slapped . |