Example sentences of "if she [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stared at her as if she already knew and was simply being obstructive . |
| 2 | Her voice , so savagely vindictive just a moment since , was suddenly tremulous and fearful — almost as if she already knew . |
| 3 | But it was as if she already knew , had known the moment that Sandra had pushed through those doors . |
| 4 | There was a faint light of amusement in her eyes , but faint , as if she already regretted asking him . |
| 5 | Her poetry indicates that Leapor did have some friends before meeting Freemantle ; Octavia , for example , respected her enough to listen to her advice , even if she probably did not accept it . |
| 6 | At first , Sally was somewhat bewildered by my suggestion that her body was just trying to confirm her beliefs and that , if she honestly believed her body would maintain its weight , regardless of what she ate , then it would do so . |
| 7 | He would think it funny when she had said she had to hurry if she just went on sitting there , so she got up to go . |
| 8 | Dead Lucky was struggling to stay in touch , but he was still there nonetheless , and if she just pushed her way out , Damien could easily make a show of snatching up . |
| 9 | She was worried that she would n't have an accurate idea of what she ate if she just picked and nibbled . |
| 10 | Maybe if she just stayed where she was and did n't answer the telephone or the doorbell , did n't let anybody in , if she did n't eat , then maybe she would die too — fairly quickly , and that would solve it all . |
| 11 | But when he said , we thought it would be a good idea , we took a Ali erm , erm mum took Alex over to Craigmiller Park , and we thought it would be a good idea if she just stayed there overnight because if she wa if she 's escaped it by , you know , tomorrow then she should really you know , be safe and , and |
| 12 | Perhaps if she flatly refused to give any details … |
| 13 | She was a somewhat intense woman who probably rather enjoyed such gatherings , but I 've often wondered if she secretly used them as a ruse to get her husband home to mind the little one while she nipped out for a breather . |
| 14 | From there things had grown even worse , and now she felt a sensation of panic if she even had to go to the local shops , in case she encountered a sparrow or two pecking at some crumbs in her path . |
| 15 | It was n't as if she even liked this man enough to care a damn for his opinion of her ! |
| 16 | If she even fried an egg , she directed upon it the beam of her concentration , almost praying it would not break . |
| 17 | ‘ Over now , ’ Dot repeated , but she was n't sure what it meant and if she even wanted it over . |
| 18 | The woman 's eyes were bold , and Burun wondered if she also shared Jagatan 's bed . |
| 19 | Every morning at Mass he sought her smiling eyes as if she alone understood his loneliness and felt for him . |
| 20 | Now , to confound her , there was that man — if she truly had recognised him in the wreck she had seen . |
| 21 | And it was such a natural thing for her to do if she truly had n't a care that it would lull any suspicion . |
| 22 | Alice 's voice held genuine regret , for although she had never thought Madeleine the right girl for Harry , she would have done anything possible to forward a marriage between them if she truly believed it would make him happy . |
| 23 | If she truly loved someone , she could not be indifferent to the fate of other people , because her beloved would be dependent on that fate , he would be part of it , and she could no longer feel that mankind 's torments , its wars and holidays , were none of her concern . |
| 24 | Clencing her teeth until her jaw ached , she gave him a baleful stare while she wondered if she actually had the courage to hit him with the trowel . |
| 25 | And perhaps , the little thought insisted , Feargal would not view her quite so badly if she actually did something that could n't be misinterpreted . |
| 26 | Pulling a face , she clamped her lips together in a comical display of acceptance , although she was beginning to wonder if she actually wanted to know . |
| 27 | Jabbing violently forward , with no thought whatsoever of what she would do if she actually hit him , she did n't even notice where he was retreating until it was too late . |
| 28 | If she once got an idea in her head you 'd never move it , ’ she said . |
| 29 | If she ever believed that of him , she would weaken , give in to the powerful attraction , and then she would have to admit there were emotions behind that attraction , emotions that would lead her into heartbreak . |
| 30 | If she ever saw her , she thought worriedly ; she always seemed to be rushing off somewhere — and then she jumped when someone tapped on the door . |