Example sentences of "sound [prep] if you " in BNC.
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1 | Do n't keep using expressions such as ‘ You know ’ , ‘ Like ’ , ‘ Er … ’ or ‘ Um … ’ — they all make it sound as if you do n't really know what you 're talking about . |
2 | ‘ Only make it sound as if you really believe it this time . ’ |
3 | You do n't sound as if you were a native , either . ’ |
4 | ‘ It does n't sound as if you liked him that much . ’ |
5 | I 've just said are you still having to do the six months , it 'll sound as if you 're getting a prison sentence |
6 | No you do n't sound as if you 've got |
7 | Aside from six months of celibate desire , three bottles of wine with the greatest drag queen in the world , a won't-be-shrugged-off resentment that only now you sound as if you care ? |
8 | ‘ You sound as if you have turned into a brainless ninny , like the rest of them , ’ Catherine said crossly . |
9 | You sound as if you … care ! |
10 | ‘ You sound as if you might be angered by my suggestion , ’ said the counsellor . |
11 | ‘ You sound as if you do n't like him much . ’ |
12 | ‘ You sound as if you 've got a bit of a toothache , that 's all . ’ |
13 | ‘ You sound as if you 're still in bed , ’ Henry said . |
14 | ‘ Why , Alice , ’ Harry said , staring at her curiously , ‘ you sound as if you 've fallen in love with someone you ca n't have . |
15 | ‘ You sound as if you feel his killing was a kind of justice in itself , ’ said Anne Hopper . |
16 | ‘ You actually sound as if you care about what happens to the men who undergo this operation . ’ |
17 | " You sound as if you 'd done it before , " said Anna . |
18 | Now you sound as if you ca n't wait to get back there . ’ |
19 | ‘ You sound as if you 're interviewing me for a job . ’ |
20 | He whispered , ‘ You sound as if you 've got a dreadful cold . |
21 | Stella said , ‘ You sound as if you 've met before . ’ |
22 | In fact you sound as if you 've hardly a minute to yourself between looking after the grandchildren and caring for your husband . |
23 | ‘ You sound as if you 've an axe to grind there , Mr Malpass . ’ |
24 | SERAFIN : You sound as if you are making a cautious discovery about your feelings for the first time . |
25 | " You sound as if you think I did it all on purpose , " she said . |
26 | On the other hand , you sound as if you could do with a laugh . |
27 | You sound as if you 're a bit of a masochist really after all this . |
28 | Yet satellite television is revolutionising entertainment as we know it in Britain today — the trouble is sometimes it sounds as if you need a first class degree to join in ! |
29 | ‘ It sounds as if you enjoyed it , ’ she said , leading him across the room . |
30 | ‘ It sounds as if you want me to have a contract drawn up for signature by the parties of the first part . ’ |