Example sentences of "she were [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |
| 2 | Though she could never let him know it , he already possessed her heart ; if she were to give herself to him body and soul , at least the memories would be rich and ultimately fulfilling . |
| 3 | She glanced up at him , feeling oddly shy , almost as though she were meeting him for the first time with no doubts , no mistrust , between them . |
| 4 | On the bus home that day , she wondered what her parents would have to say , if she were to ask them about it . |
| 5 | At one point Eva turned and gesticulated towards me , as if she were taking him to task for something he 'd done to me . |
| 6 | The expletive sounded strange to the sergeant on Blanche 's lips , as if she were hearing it for the first time . |
| 7 | Sometimes her lips would move slightly , as though she were repeating something to herself . |
| 8 | He felt the moistness , felt the narrow aperture , then slowly , her eyes never leaving his , she lowered herself down as if she were impaling herself on his flesh . |
| 9 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 10 | She were giving it to dog ! |
| 11 | The last thing in the world she had thought of becoming was a parson 's wife , and if she were to consider it for any length of time she would refuse through lack of courage . |