Example sentences of "if she [was/were] [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 | What harm would come if she were being fooled for a change ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | as if she were being asked to walk across a sheet of ice , and with every step her confidence was faltering . |
| 5 | Those had been her words , and if she was being exact , they would mean that he had seen the icebound vessel from the air , exactly as Sunderby had seen it . |
| 6 | ‘ Said she was anxious to see the lad settled and she was sorry if she was being a bore . ’ |
| 7 | So it was n't as if she was being maltreated . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't — ’ She found herself faltering , wishing , hoping , and wondered if she was being stupid . |
| 9 | Belinda hurried back to the veranda and found the tissues , wondering if she was being overcautious about the blood sugar . |
| 10 | Not entirely sure if she was being teased or not , because so far as she knew the Irish did indeed take leprechauns very seriously , she gave a weak smile . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Knowing Barney 's standards of morality , she wondered if she was being wise , but it was best to be honest . |
| 13 | She stopped suddenly , wondering if she was being unfair to Bridget . |
| 14 | Just for a second she wondered if she was being taken for a complete fool . |
| 15 | His deduction made her heart stop , and his choices made her feel as if she was being torn apart . |
| 16 | He was n't sure if she was being sarcastic. but his answer was calm and equable . |
| 17 | A young girl with a carrier bag pushes her way through the crowd as if she was being pursued . |