Example sentences of "though she have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | Today her nose and cheeks showed red under the powder , and her one good eye was red-rimmed , as though she 'd been crying . |
3 | She looked as though she 'd been crying , and I felt sorry — ’ |
4 | Linda Johnson felt as though she 'd been doing nothing but prepare for Christmas for months and was exhausted before it all began . |
5 | ‘ 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 . |
6 | She picked up on the first ring , almost as though she had been expecting him to call . |
7 | A little embarrassed because it looked as though she had been prying , Meredith murmured , ‘ I 'm not much of a cook . ’ |
8 | It was wild and erratic , as though she had been writing under severe emotional strain . |
9 | Lily looked as though she had been thinking for her whole family all her life ; she was younger , by far , than she appeared . |
10 | She had not seen her nearest ‘ big house ’ neighbour , though she had been hearing about him for some time . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | Her lips were parted and her breath was coming in quick gasps as though she had been running , the breasts , looking naked under the light silk wrap , rising and falling . |
13 | She felt as though she had been running forever . |
14 | She felt quite weak and breathless , as though she had been running . |
15 | Alice then , all clean and brushed , and in a nice blouse with the small pink flowers and the neat round collar , walked out of the house and went next door , to No. 45 , as though she had been planning to do this all day . |
16 | The phone rang at the other end , and was answered immediately , as though she had been sitting beside it , waiting . |
17 | Nurse though she was , and even though she had been giving blood fairly regularly for several years now , Belinda never liked to watch the bag fill , so she managed to hold a magazine in her left hand . |
18 | She plunged into the crowds , who had turned out in their thousands to greet her , as though she had been doing it all her life . |
19 | Phoebe woke up quickly , as though she had been waiting for Maggie 's summons , but not quickly enough . |
20 | ‘ Well ? ’ she says as though she 's been waiting a long time . |