Example sentences of "as [conj] she be be " in BNC.

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1 Overworked and depressed , she felt as if she were being turned into a glamorous business machine .
2 After half an hour or so , the two of them restored their employer to her feet , and they set off again , Miss Fergusson leaning on the guide 's arm with a strange nonchalance , as if she were being conducted round a cathedral or a zoological garden .
3 as if she were being asked to walk across a sheet of ice , and with every step her confidence was faltering .
4 So it was n't as if she was being maltreated . ’
5 Dragging her feet reluctantly , as if she was being pushed from behind , Sylvia took her book to Carolyn , standing well back and handing it to her at arm 's length .
6 His deduction made her heart stop , and his choices made her feel as if she was being torn apart .
7 A young girl with a carrier bag pushes her way through the crowd as if she was being pursued .
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