Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [vb past] just been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then drew back quickly , as if she 'd just been burned . |
| 2 | She wore a large white straw hat and looked as if she 'd just been to church . |
| 3 | She looked small , frail , and feeble ; her face was dazed and vacant , as if she 'd just been woken up and could n't quite remember where she was . |
| 4 | ‘ I beg your pardon ? ’ said Mrs Cramp again , reeling back as if she had just been slapped in the face . |
| 5 | as if she had just been in actual combat she dropped down on to the couch and sat gasping , drawing in long , shuddering breaths . |
| 6 | I read the other day a well praised first novel in which the narrator — who is both sexually inexperienced and an amateur of French literature — comically rehearses to himself the best way to kiss a girl without being rebuffed : ‘ With a slow , sensual , irresistible strength , draw her gradually towards you while gazing into her eyes as if you had just been given a copy of the first , suppressed edition of Madame Bovary . ’ |
| 7 | We 'd been discussing something else , and I said it out of the blue , but in my mind it was as if we 'd just been talking about Oliver , and the way she answered , as if she thought we 'd just been talking about Oliver too and there was n't any break in that conversation even though we 'd been through lots of different subjects in the meantime , made me feel very cheerful . |
| 8 | It looked as if it had just been brought home by Susan from Blackpool . |
| 9 | She noticed that his hair had scissor marks in it , as if it had just been dry cut . |
| 10 | Because no one could have found that brooch if it had just been a wilderness . |
| 11 | I stared stupidly at the bag in my hand as if it had just been dropped there from a helicopter . |
| 12 | The Z88 's line editor may then be used to edit the line as if it had just been typed in . |
| 13 | The line to be edited is now in the input buffer and may be edited as if it had just been typed in . |
| 14 | He is ‘ a large , hard-breathing , middle-aged slow man , with a mouth like a fish , dull staring eyes , and sandy hair standing upright on his head , so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked , and had that moment come to ’ . |
| 15 | He had a half-beard and he looked dirty , as if he had just been working with hammers and bricks and wood and chisels . |
| 16 | Commentary : where an offender is dealt with for a breach of a community service order , he must be sentenced ( if the order is revoked ) in a manner in which he could have been sentenced by the court which made the order , if he is in breach of a probation order , the court may sentence the offender as if he had just been convicted of the offence concerned . |
| 17 | His expression was severe and disapproving as if he 'd just been sucking on a slice of lemon . |
| 18 | If he 'd just been trying to clear the hell out , then it meant there were probably other FAKINTIL escapers at large who had n't been able to make it back to the mountains either . |