Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] as [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman for British Gas said : ‘ It appears that gas was involved , although it looks as if it was a deliberate release rather than an accidental one . ’ |
| 2 | The phone rings , though , so it looks as if somebody pays the phone bills . |
| 3 | ‘ So it looks as if it 's the end of the line for both of us . ’ |
| 4 | Actors learn them off by heart and then they rehearse them masses and masses of times until it sounds as if they 've just thought of them . ’ |
| 5 | Then if , if it looks as if they are in , you just go to the next one and look at that , you know what I mean ? |
| 6 | If you do n't have a pleasant manner and if it looks as if you have no spare cash , people just do n't want to deal with you ; it 's not a viable proposition . |
| 7 | These lists are not exhaustive — if they were they would fill the entire book — but work on the principle of : if it looks as if it will fit , then it probably will . |
| 8 | But these days , if it looks as if it 's going to be nasty , I take the easy way out . |
| 9 | He recommends shampooing hair at least twice a week , more often if it looks as if it needs it or you live in a city . |
| 10 | Cos it sounds as if it 's really good ! |
| 11 | giggles would be better , because it sounds as if they 've already chosen |
| 12 | Because it sounds as if they 're having you one over the barrel . |
| 13 | B : ‘ I am worried about my job because it looks as if we are going to be privatised soon and there may be redundancies . |
| 14 | Two ‘ Green Bush ’ bush marrow plants would have provided enough decent-sized marrows for our needs , while it looks as if my two courgette plants probably wo n't give enough fruit to justify their considerable demand on space in the plot . |
| 15 | And since it looks as if we 're all goin' to the same place , why do n't we take our kit to the left luggage then see if we ca n't find that canteen ? ’ |
| 16 | Within a day or so the newcomers have appointments fixed with social security to get some money and when it looks as if they 're staying , negotiations begin with schools to admit their children . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | There 's actually a very different difficult problem with sexual harassment , which is that erm there are occasions when it looks as if it 's going to be difficult for a college not to go ahead , even when the victim has withdrawn her or his complaint . |
| 19 | Gustav need n't have been telling the truth about the Allies — though it sounds as if he might have been telling it about his wife . |
| 20 | Yeah , I think it 's definitely got to be after the s in books , as it sounds as if there 's more than one of them . |