Example sentences of "sound [prep] if he [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ace thought the Doctor sounded as if he were trying to coax a dog to do a trick . |
| 2 | The band had been thrown together at the last moment ; and none of the musicians looked or sounded as if he was enjoying the experience . |
| 3 | Is he , perhaps , a greater poet and a great operatic tenor who merely sings pretentious bollocks in a voice that sounds as if he 's drowning in his own snot as a sort of joke ? |
| 4 | Sounds as if he was doing it deliberately to get back at her , does n't it ? |
| 5 | it sounds as if he was launching a little democrat er campaign for for the District Council Elections in May that 's what it sounded . |
| 6 | Once again he sounded as if he was accusing her of something . |
| 7 | It sounded as if he was calling a dog . |
| 8 | ‘ He sounded as if he was telling the truth . ’ |
| 9 | That sounded as if he was planning to get married soon . |
| 10 | Maxim hoped it sounded as if he were hiding something more than the fact that Blagg had n't been able to tell what they were . |
| 11 | Manciple sounded as if he were apologizing for the other man 's rudeness . |
| 12 | He sounded as if he were denying an affair . |
| 13 | He sounded as if he were distracted , but having to control it . |