Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] if it be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It looks as if it 's just starting up , ’ he said as the sound of pop music drifted towards them . |
| 2 | Yeah by D X otherwise it looks as if it 's just D Y |
| 3 | Constant rain , and when it 's not raining it looks as if it 's about to . |
| 4 | Though at any given amount it looks as if it is n't going anywhere , it 's always on the move , lumbering from crisis to crisis . |
| 5 | ‘ It looks as if it is probably down to the two of us , ’ said Grindley . |
| 6 | After about five minutes you may need to change the blotters but , eventually , when it looks as if it is not going to curl , you can remove the weight and let it air dry . |
| 7 | There is a smaller bedroom and a tiny , suspiciously tidy kitchen , which looks as if it is not often used . |
| 8 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 9 | Only now it looks as if it was n't . |
| 10 | The union representative is looking into the case to see if the company have a negligence claim to answer , but at the moment it rather looks as if it was entirely Len 's fault . |
| 11 | That 's sounds as if it 's pretty cheap . |
| 12 | And so , parents that may be listening , it sounds as if it 's up to you to provide the basic training to enable the schools to do their part . |
| 13 | Sounds as if it 's just above us |
| 14 | Cos it sounds as if it 's really good ! |
| 15 | While people may even find themselves avoiding others who would be understanding , precisely because their concern may threaten to breach fragile defences and bring on the ‘ crack-up ’ that feels as if it is only just being fended off , as it is . |