Example sentences of "if she 'd been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if she 'd been wearing a coat of many many colours , and , beached on the desert island shore of Pity Me , had shredded the damn shrunken thing . |
| 2 | ‘ If she 'd been wearing a helmet , she might have lived , ’ says Officer Carmine Menchel , who visited the scene later . |
| 3 | He was so starry-eyed when he finally made it bedwards with true love Michelle Pfeiffer , he would n't have noticed if she 'd been wearing Dr Martens . |
| 4 | This might sound , to Albert , as if she 'd been looking for him . |
| 5 | There must be hundreds of people named McMahon — Be ironic , though , would n't it , if she 'd been staying all this time in the house of the woman she was looking for ? |
| 6 | If she 'd been staying on the boat for any length of time it would have been necessary to find somewhere to go for a shower or a bath , but it did n't look as if that particular problem would arise . |
| 7 | If she 'd been pretending to be busy before , she really was busy now . |
| 8 | she only has a biscuit , sometimes she 'll bring scones or cake or , if she 'd been baking |
| 9 | Josie 's hand slid from around her as if she 'd been holding nothing more substantial than a wisp of smoke . |
| 10 | It was as if she 'd been calling on a dead line to an empty building . |
| 11 | She 'd felt as if she 'd been fighting with Guy Sterne all her life ! |
| 12 | ‘ Thank you for the meal , ’ she said , and her voice sounded breathless as if she 'd been running . |
| 13 | Her face and neck felt as if she 'd been sitting in the heat of an oven . |
| 14 | And there was something about him , an aura of confidence and power , as he stood there facing her across the bonnet of the Mini that told her that even if she 'd been driving a tank there was no way in the world he would have let her go past . |
| 15 | as if she 'd been waiting outside for a convenient pause in their conversation , the vaporeuse knocked on the door and opened it . |
| 16 | The strong fingers peeling the nightshirt upwards , the exploring hunger of the hard mouth on her stomach , her breasts , her lips , it felt as if she 'd been waiting for ever for these feelings … |
| 17 | ‘ Mum says he should have looked first , Dad says if she 'd been keeping an eye on him he would have been fine . |
| 18 | Evidence from police and forensic officers said Mrs Prescott looked as if she 'd been sewing the hem of a curtain , when she was shot at close range in the back of the head . |