Example sentences of "if she [was/were] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Folly felt as if she were struggling against a tide . |
| 2 | At the same time Penny said of Diana : ‘ If she were to fall in love with someone prepared to go through hell , fire and water — not to mention Royal opposition — for her , she might think about separation . ’ |
| 3 | She felt as if she were operating on auto-pilot . |
| 4 | When weddings were weddings , and the scullery maid would faint if she were seen by her ladyship in the wrong part of the house not attending to her duties , there were rules of etiquette and runic codes to cover every contingency . |
| 5 | She felt almost naked , as if she were parading in her chemise . |
| 6 | She twisted in the seat to peer at every building , her eyes seeking the upper windows above shops rather than the goods on display , as if she were looking for someone . |
| 7 | But at the sight of Bob 's expression she got up , blushing again , and walked about the room as if she were looking for something . |
| 8 | But there was more than that — it was almost as if she were looking for something . |
| 9 | He handed her the file , watching her flick through it quickly , again as if she were looking for something specific . |
| 10 | If she were to insist on veal goulash , for example , all would be lost . |
| 11 | She was anxious not to make a noise , but even though her feet fell softly into the leaves strewing the path the wood was so still and silent that she really felt as if she were thudding through the wood . |
| 12 | She looked as if she were drowning in a goldfish tank . |
| 13 | Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight . |
| 14 | ‘ You looked wonderful , ’ she said , as if she were speaking to a ten-year-old after a school play . |
| 15 | The last time I saw her she looked yellow and thin — as if she were made of some dry , friable material and would crumple into sand if you touched her . |
| 16 | The buzzard flew to the king 's palace , waited , perching in an oak tree , until the princess came out for her evening stroll , and then picked her up and carried her back to the forest , holding her as carefully as if she were made of rose petals . |
| 17 | And the buzzard , who had been waiting hidden in the branches of- an oak tree , swooped down , picked her up as carefully as if she were made of rose petals , and carried her back to the forest . |
| 18 | Carrying her as easily as if she were made of feathers , Dane strode out towards the cottage . |
| 19 | Now , if she were seated in her old place , wedged between the window and Penini , with his mother opposite encircled in her husband 's arms , or , if the men rode alongside or travelled on the outside of the carriage , sitting with her mistress while Pen and Flush lay on the other seat — now she would feel stifled , trapped , longing to get out . |
| 20 | In the exercise of his power of arrest , it was perfectly proper for the constable to have taken into account that ‘ there was a greater likelihood … that Mrs Mohammed-Holgate would respond truthfully to questions about her connection with or knowledge of the burglary , if she were questioned under arrest at the police station , than if , without arresting her , questions were put to her … at her own home from which she could peremptorily order [ him ] to depart at any moment ’ . |
| 21 | As she spoke she felt as if she were stepping into Jake 's craziness , becoming part of it . |
| 22 | Fand looked stranger than ever , her face fixed and old as if she were withering in this icy fire . |
| 23 | Seated in the tube train , she felt as if she were thundering through the earth in a time-capsule , guided by a power greater than herself , without real roots or destination . |
| 24 | There were times when Rose felt as if she were split in half — an interesting rather than a painful experience . |
| 25 | Why should she feel like this : as if she were engaged in something illegal ? |
| 26 | Mentally , Mrs Stych felt as if she were writhing in her death agonies . |
| 27 | How difficult it was to try to keep her feet on the ground , when inside she felt as if she were poised on the brink of a wild and wonderful adventure . |
| 28 | And she felt , though comfortable in bed , as if she were standing with the rain sluicing all over her , streaming soothing over her breasts and down her thighs , warm and comforting and she hoped that he was not in difficulties on the road and that he was thinking about the rain . |
| 29 | With his eyes closed he could see her as clearly as if she were standing in front of him . |
| 30 | I was staring at her as if she were turning into a witch in front of my eyes . |