Example sentences of "[adv] as if she have " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was none of the coy evasion of most women in her , he was thinking ; and went on as if she had not spoken . |
| 2 | But he carried on as if she had n't spoken . |
| 3 | ‘ Take this as a promise of my intention , ’ he went on as if she had n't spoken , and before she had time to realise what he intended to do , his mouth was on hers , harsh and demanding . |
| 4 | ‘ But there are things you have no experience of , ’ he continued inexorably as if she had n't spoken . |
| 5 | First let her fear build up : let her come to believe that this prize , this catch of the season , would leave her not only as if she had never met him but somehow spoiled . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's the image you project on stage , ’ he continued mildly as if she had n't spoken . |
| 7 | There seemed no point in justifying her mistake still further , so she merely sat down in silence and allowed Lyddy to place paper and ink and a pen before her , just as if she had summoned her all the way upstairs for that very purpose . |
| 8 | ‘ Would you mind if they had ? ’ he asked , just as if she 'd spoken the thought aloud . |
| 9 | There must be a strong reason why no one of her family will have her and it is not as if she had no money . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not as if she 's ever been any different , ’ she said . |
| 11 | She flinched away as if she 'd been burnt . |
| 12 | With a furious blink , she met Guy 's intent appraisal across the table , and whipped her gaze away as if she 'd been burned . |
| 13 | ‘ I noticed , ’ she said , reaching out to touch him — and pulling away as if she had been stung as the telephone rang inside the house . |
| 14 | She felt as guilty about running away as if she had just robbed a lame beggar of his last groat . |
| 15 | She smiled back then looked away quickly as if she had been caught doing something wrong . |
| 16 | Her presence in the workhouse in itself seems an odd occurrence ; it was hardly as if she had no-one to turn to — any one of her brothers must have been in a position to help when help was needed . |
| 17 | ‘ I beg your pardon ? ’ said Mrs Cramp again , reeling back as if she had just been slapped in the face . |
| 18 | Anne stepped back as if she had been struck . |
| 19 | She was as much a part of this murky landscape now as if she had been born here , every step of the way between Miss Gemma Dallam 's cloistered corner and her own — in spirit a universe apart — being so familiar to her that it seemed she had always known them , or had known them before , in another place , a dozen other places ; another life . |
| 20 | The Arguments continue along much the same agile lines with singer Juliette bounding around as if she 's been plugged into the national grid . |
| 21 | The Arguments continue along much the same agile lines with singer Juliette bounding around as if she 's been plugged into the national grid . |
| 22 | It was n't as if she had searched for it , determined to see what lay behind the forever locked door . |
| 23 | She was breathing hard as if she had been running . |
| 24 | She could not refuse him , accordingly , and did not ; but more and more it was almost as if she had given in to Mr Poole 's demands ; one man was much like another . |
| 25 | She stopped abruptly , almost as if she had metaphorically clapped a hand over her mouth . |
| 26 | It was almost as if she had forgotten how to . |
| 27 | When he spoke , it was almost as if she had put the words in his mouth . |
| 28 | If she found it stretching credulity that a meeting between them was n't inevitable she 'd always fiercely denied to herself that she had any interest in seeing him again , so why should she be feeling so shivery and hot , almost as if she had a fever ? |
| 29 | Robbie shivered suddenly , almost as if she had encountered the aura of one of these sad ghosts . |
| 30 | It was perhaps less a prayer than a wish , in its final form ; but by the time the Queen went to bed that evening , it looked almost as if she had been heard . |