Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] i have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just terribly bad luck , it 's the worst luck I 've heard of since I 've been here , that 's eight years . |
| 2 | It 's just terribly bad luck , the Consul had said , it 's the worst luck I 've heard of since I 've been here … |
| 3 | He moved a leg to scratch — innocently ? — his bulging crotch , and the knee just touched mine beneath the table , as if accidentally , and I felt as if I had been touched by lightning . |
| 4 | It was as if I had been expecting visitors . |
| 5 | By the time I left his office , I felt as if I had been an established outside-left for years , ’ Bastin later recalled . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I was feeling winded , as if I had been shot . |
| 8 | I felt my lip curl , and the inside of my mouth dry out and tighten as if I had been sucking lemons . |
| 9 | I felt as if I had been hit . |
| 10 | ‘ You did n't tell me you could ride , ’ she said , rather irritated , as if I had been keeping a secret from her . |
| 11 | I have sometimes gone into it when the King was absent from Delhi and once pretty far I thought , for the purpose of giving my advice in the case of a great lady so ill that she could not be moved to the outward gate ; but a Kachemire shawl covered my head , hanging like a large scarfe down to my feet , and a eunuch led me by the hand , as if I had been a blind man . |
| 12 | And now this feeling , as if I had been deftly |
| 13 | She simply tells me something , as if I had been there all the time . |
| 14 | Within an hour of sitting down at my old desk , reading through my old files and shouting at my not so old secretary I felt as if I 'd been away from work for maybe just a week 's holiday . |
| 15 | For them the time must have flown by , but for me it seemed as if I 'd been standing out there all morning ! |
| 16 | I sat there silent for a moment while he went on looking at me sympathetically as if I 'd been telling him a hard-luck story . |
| 17 | I felt as if I 'd been sitting there half the night . |
| 18 | ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’ |
| 19 | Elsie B graced me with a long chat which made me feel as if I 'd been in the presence of royalty , though I suspect not too many members of the Royal Family are at their desk as early as Elsie . |
| 20 | By then large drops were falling all around me , another landing on my wig and one splashing on my shoulder , making me jump as if I 'd been prodded with a therm-knife . |
| 21 | Instinctively , I reacted as if I 'd been hit . |
| 22 | I have no compass to tell me what I am destined for ; and yet , when I look back , everything seems to fit as well together as if I 'd been following a benevolent daimon all along … |
| 23 | That was nice of Nevil , he 'd provided me with a cover story — I was supposed to look as if I 'd been mugged . |
| 24 | I feel as if I 've been given knock-out drops . |
| 25 | ‘ But it looks as if I 've been lucky and escaped the worst of it . |
| 26 | The tree blurs , as if I 've been crying |
| 27 | I can just hear your voice answering the phone , as if I 've been to the shop for some ciggies and I 'm back late . |
| 28 | " Lord , I feel as if I 've been living with this case for ever ! " |
| 29 | " Do you know , I feel as if I 've been asleep . |
| 30 | I feel as if I 've been whisked away to another world , ’ she breathed , her face radiant . |