Example sentences of "if she [verb] [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if she 'd been frank from the outset and had admitted to him that she 'd been sent by his stepmother with the plea for him to visit her the result would have been short and sharp . |
| 2 | But what if she 'd been wrong in that — what if there were other things he wanted to do ? |
| 3 | She felt heavy-lidded and drowsy , as if she had been asleep for a week . |
| 4 | In his dozing he wondered if she had been bored with him . |
| 5 | After putting a trial foot several times in the river , Harriet launched herself and swam as if she had been used to water all her life . |
| 6 | Joan Durbeyfield , watching , wondered for the first time if she had been right in encouraging Tess to go . |
| 7 | The rockdust prevented her from seeing if she had been successful in her kill . |
| 8 | She had n't moved or made a sound , just opened her eyes in the red-tinged darkness and seen him there without surprise as if she had been aware of his presence ever since he arrived . |
| 9 | If she had been wrong about him … ? |
| 10 | Examining her responses to this normal catalogue of everyday events , of life , she found that she wished she was dead , had been dead for some time , so that she was used to it : and then she thought that if she had been dead for long enough , she would probably be bored with that by now . |
| 11 | And what monumental arrogance — to think that an evening in his company would be enough to wean her away from Rob — that was if she had been interested in Rob in the first place ! |
| 12 | ‘ It leaves a hell of a hangover , ’ said Mrs Ridley , and Lee felt relieved as if she had been ashamed of her suffering and had had it authenticated at last . |
| 13 | In any case , she was too scared to go back to sleep even if she had been able to . |