Example sentences of "if [pron] have always [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she has always been an outgoing person , her grief will probably be expressed in painful episodes of weeping , punctuated by the need to ‘ talk it all out ’ over and over again in great detail to you and to other sympathetic relatives and friends , and you will help her a great deal if you are a patient listener . |
| 2 | That and the fact that new players who have come in looked as if they 've always been there . ’ |
| 3 | But Patsy and Tim wanted a few simple cupboards painted white , made to look as if they 'd always been there . |
| 4 | Strange that he should seem so familiar to her now ; as if they had always been close . |
| 5 | They will need space and comfort , perhaps a garden if they have always been used to one and enjoy gardening , and , above all , they will need a property that gives them some self esteem and security . |
| 6 | In the group accounts , the subsidiary undertaking is treated as if it had always been a member of the group . |
| 7 | Stephen wanted the hotel to look as if it had always been there , part of the landscape , and Paul suggested a South American landscape architect , whom he had heard of . |
| 8 | Beyond the gathered T'ang his palace sat atop its artificial mound , firmly embedded , as if it had always been there , its pure white walls topped with steep roofs of red tile , the whole great structure capped by a slender six-storey pagoda that stood out , silhouetted against the sky . |
| 9 | I find the name in my head , as if it had always been there : Hyde Hill Lane . |
| 10 | It 's as if it 's always been . |
| 11 | When he arrived he put his cold , white hand in hers for a moment and said , ‘ Hello , Tessa , ’ as if he had always been aware of her as part of the background furnishings . |
| 12 | GUSHIEST COMMENT : ‘ Every day I find myself becoming so relaxed with him , as if he 's always been there . ’ |