Example sentences of "as [subord] she have [adv] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched her mother and daughter talking together and felt a deep hurt , as if she had somehow been the cause of it all . |
| 2 | ‘ I beg your pardon ? ’ said Mrs Cramp again , reeling back as if she had just been slapped in the face . |
| 3 | as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths . |
| 4 | But Folly found it all rather overwhelming , as if she had suddenly been spirited away by a magic carpet and found herself in some Sultan 's harem . |
| 5 | Her friend greeted her as if she had never been away , so the guilt evaporated and she began to talk about Nicky . |
| 6 | She felt as if she 'd already been questioned on the rack , and fitzAlan had n't even tried to force any definite answers out of her . |
| 7 | Then drew back quickly , as if she 'd just been burned . |
| 8 | She wore a large white straw hat and looked as if she 'd just been to church . |
| 9 | She looked small , frail , and feeble ; her face was dazed and vacant , as if she 'd just been woken up and could n't quite remember where she was . |
| 10 | It is unquestionably a pleasure to see Paul Scofield wrap his voice round a sentence ; Vanessa Redgrave laugh as if she 's just been caught off guard ; and Daniel Massey inflect his expression just so , to suggest a man on the cusp between debonair and disintegrating . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not as if she 's ever been any different , ’ she said . |