Example sentences of "[vb -s] as [subord] [pron] [is] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 So if it 's green it just looks as if nothing 's there which is a bit of a nuisance .
2 If you put someone on a second floor balcony , for instance , to deliver an address , it looks as if he is simply haranguing his listeners .
3 He looks as if he is about to burst into tears .
4 It looks as if he 's not very keen on the price we want to pay .
5 Now , with the Hollywood movie Not Without My Daughter , in which he stars opposite Sally Field , due out later this year , it looks as if he 's finally set for international fame .
6 He looks as if he 's always having dreams .
7 He looks as if he 's about to come under starter 's orders at Epsom !
8 Perhaps they 've been for their walk , this one looks as if he 's so old he can hardly !
9 ‘ It looks as if it 's just starting up , ’ he said as the sound of pop music drifted towards them .
10 Yeah by D X otherwise it looks as if it 's just D Y
11 Constant rain , and when it 's not raining it looks as if it 's about to .
12 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 .
13 ‘ It looks as if it is probably down to the two of us , ’ said Grindley .
14 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 .
15 There is a smaller bedroom and a tiny , suspiciously tidy kitchen , which looks as if it is not often used .
16 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 .
17 That 's sounds as if it 's pretty cheap .
18 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 .
19 Sounds as if it 's just above us
20 Cos it sounds as if it 's really good !
21 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 .
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