Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] he 'd be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He looks as if he 'd been made King of the Harem . ’ |
| 2 | Perry was a thick-set , bull-necked man who looked as if he 'd been eased into his suit with a shoe-horn . |
| 3 | The sweat evenly distributed on his face , as if he 'd been greased . |
| 4 | Then , spontaneously , Changez pushed himself up and danced with them , lifting each foot ponderously from the floor like a performing elephant , and sticking his elbows out as if he 'd been asked , in a drama class , to be a flamingo . |
| 5 | But Jim , bless him , had taken it with as little fuss as if he 'd been asked to feed the cat for a couple of days . |
| 6 | He felt drained , as if he 'd been drunk the night before . |
| 7 | ‘ Nathan ? ’ she called , and he called back , ‘ Yes ? ’ but there was no second call , and he turned round , and there was nobody there , not a sound , and he felt strange then , he felt as if he 'd been visited . |
| 8 | Ted was a child of the sixties , but he sounded as if he 'd been born in the Blitz . |
| 9 | She saw him scowl darkly as he scanned the page , and wondered for a few moments if perhaps , although he could speak her tongue almost as if he 'd been born in her country , he did not read English so well . |
| 10 | I did see him , though , standing , looking after me as if he 'd been struck , very quiet , very separate . |
| 11 | He could remember the first time that he 'd stepped outside into country darkness and closed the door behind him ; it was as if he 'd been struck blind with the click of the latch , and he 'd begun to panic at his inability even to tell which way was up . |
| 12 | as if he 'd been cut out of tin . |
| 13 | His face was set and hard ; except for the muscle knotting in his jaw , he looked as if he 'd been sculpted of stone . |
| 14 | Steve looked as if he 'd been smacked in the face with a writ . |
| 15 | He sprang up at once and made for the door as if he 'd been propositioned by a dirty old man in a public convenience . |
| 16 | Jane mentioned a typewriter , paper , carbon — when asked for anything , Jim had a habit of drawing in his breath even more sharply , as if he 'd been wounded . |
| 17 | Nicolo jumped as if he 'd been singed . |
| 18 | Then he 'd jumped to his feet as if he 'd been bitten by a snake , shouting , ‘ You 're a virgin ! |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't ever follow me again , Peter , ’ she said , totally unexpectedly ; she had n't even looked his way , and he felt as if he 'd been caught in a searchlight 's beam in the middle of some guilty act . |
| 20 | I was looking at him and his face suddenly went minutely stiff , as if he 'd been caught off guard . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , he sounded surprised and a bit worried — as if he 'd been caught on the hop . ’ |