Example sentences of "if i have been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I 'd been working at home today I should have put on my old skirt and my old pullover , so as to have something comfortably rough and worn around me . |
| 2 | I 'd have seen it if I 'd been coming down the stairs instead of in the lift . |
| 3 | And that was the only part I did n't care for , because if I 'd been arriving at a lot of conclusions that were wrong , then I could be wrong about this too . |
| 4 | " Lord , I feel as if I 've been living with this case for ever ! " |
| 5 | I know times I get it , like maybe just at one side , if I 've been sitting in a hard seat |
| 6 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 7 | If I had been staying with you I … |
| 8 | It felt as if I had been living in a room with closed curtains , and all of a sudden its windows had been thrown open and the sun had come bursting in . |
| 9 | If I had been playing on my own my head would have dropped off by now . |
| 10 | I feel as if I have been wandering through this forest for an eternity , and it is some days since I have found anything to eat . |
| 11 | If I have been fishing to the north of Fetlar , I sometimes take the ‘ inner route ’ back , a rather tortuous passage through the reefs and islets where navigation has to be pretty precise to avoid hitting hidden rocks . |