Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] if you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Start doing something and it looks as if you have got worries . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Looks as if you 're safe now , but keep my pistol handy just in case . ’ |
| 3 | It looks as if you 've done a very good turn to me and to a lot of other people this afternoon . |
| 4 | So it looks as if you were right about that one , Van Gelder . |
| 5 | The use sales jargon , the BlowerVac has a very high perceived value , meaning it looks as if you are getting a lot of machine for your £120 . |
| 6 | She smiled and straightened as Greg approached and said : ‘ It looks as if you 've cheered him up . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Looks as if you 're done . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | So it looks as if you , people 's emotions have been tuned in such a way , that mothers look on these situations from their point of view and feel happy about it , and offspring like you look at it from their point of view and feel unhappy about it , and your emotions are the way the evolution has equipped you to deal with these problems . |
| 10 | ‘ This is the best way I know to sort out problems , and it looks as if you and I certainly need to have our minds distracted ! |
| 11 | ‘ And it looks as if you 're going to need my help . ’ |
| 12 | Well it really looks as if you 're having a lot of fun out there , John , but you are an expert . |
| 13 | ‘ It looks as if you 're in for a busy morning . |
| 14 | It looks as if you 've got a spare as well down there . |
| 15 | Looks as if you 've wee 'd yourself ! |
| 16 | Erm if you look at that it looks as if you spend a bit more on presents than stationery . |
| 17 | This counts as if you had been earning exactly the amount of the LEL . |
| 18 | Yeah yeah certainly , erm I think that 's er that 's good , well if , if you can , if you can access it er in some way informally or , or , you know , it 's probably un unlikely that you 'd get too much stuff in writing as you say but , you know , er it could be very er productive and interesting erm tt erm can that sort of thing , particularly if you can get it in terms of quotes from people , you can sort of , you know , make a project look quite nice because it looks like if you do all this , you know , sort of stuff with the attitude scales it , it 's er it gives you lots of nice numerical data but er |
| 19 | ‘ He would n't drink when he was travelling at all , but now I have found that he 'll drink if you put the bucket on the floor , but he utterly refuses to if you hold the bucket up to him … ’ . |
| 20 | 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 ! |
| 21 | ‘ It sounds as if you enjoyed it , ’ she said , leading him across the room . |
| 22 | ‘ It sounds as if you want me to have a contract drawn up for signature by the parties of the first part . ’ |
| 23 | Blot : That sounds as if you think we 're caught in a double bind from which there 's no escape . |
| 24 | No , it sounds as if you 're quite a healthy weight for your height ( see our chart below ) . |
| 25 | ‘ It sounds as if you 've made a promising start . |
| 26 | Sounds as if you 've a strain , the way you 're walking you know the |
| 27 | ‘ Why , Luke , ’ she exclaimed softly , ‘ it sounds as if you 're warning me off ! ’ |
| 28 | However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . |
| 29 | ‘ It sounds as if you will , ’ said Werewolf , looking around for something else to drink . |
| 30 | ‘ It sounds as if you 're very fond of your wife , sir ? ’ |