Example sentences of "her [noun] [vb past] as [conj] it " in BNC.

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1 Retreating to her bedroom , flinging things into her suitcase , she was furious to find that tears were pricking the backs of her eyes , and her heart felt as if it might be slowly breaking into a million pieces …
2 Her heart felt as if it must burst .
3 But all at once her heart felt as if it was crushed in ice .
4 Her heart felt as if it was broken .
5 The supple gold of her swimsuit felt as if it were melting under the heat generating between them .
6 Pulsatilla LM1 produced a response within 3 days when her mouth felt as if it was coated with glue and then she suddenly found she could smell again !
7 Her collarbone felt as if it were about to burst through her skin but her head had cleared and she felt strong .
8 Her body felt as if it were being wrapped in very , very tight bandages .
9 Her head felt as if it had been hit with a bag of cement , or replaced with one .
10 She ran a shaking hand through her soft curls and forced a smile , even though her face felt as if it would crack with the effort .
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