Example sentences of "[subord] he have just [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked as if he had just stepped out of a drawing room in the shires . |
| 2 | Of similar vintage I can recall Billy Lane turning up for an open match on the Swadlincote waters , looking as if he had just stepped out of a time warp . |
| 3 | Ray Shepherd looked up at them as coolly as if he had just driven in to work on a routine day . |
| 4 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 5 | Singer 's face was flushed as if he 'd just got out of a hot bath . |
| 6 | When I quip that he sounds as if he has just come round from anaesthetic , Eva says , ‘ He has . ’ |
| 7 | Cursin " he was " cos he 'd just settled down to his kipper . |
| 8 | And then he got , he got on the bus , it was a Midland Red and it was going to erm , er where , it was going out of town , anyway , and he shook hands with the driver , because I could n't help but , you know , notice what he was doing , and when I got when I was in the shop and getting the bread , the girls in there were telling me that he shook hands with them , because he had just got out of prison , and he was a born again Christian . |
| 9 | He was not available for comment , however , as he had just flown off to Australia . |
| 10 | Louis looked as though he 'd just got up off the ground after being knocked out in a fight . |