Example sentences of "[noun] sound as [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This type of noise is often from a diff and travels down the tubular propshaft to sound as if it comes from the gearbox and gets louder as the roadspeed increases . |
| 2 | The order for maintenance sounds as if it is something which will be enforced in specie ; yet in fact there is neither good reason to believe this , nor any need for that to be done . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't ever doubt that I want you , Isabel , ’ he said , his voice so hoarse that the words sounded as if they were torn from deep inside him . |
| 4 | Barney sounded as if he meant it . |
| 5 | And the Ode to Duty , with its opening lines sounds as if it might have been written by an Old Testament Prophet . |
| 6 | Beck sounded as if his mind was on other business . |
| 7 | By making products sound as if they are good for the environment , manufacturers can ‘ attract extra sales from around a third of the population ’ . |
| 8 | Manciple sounded as if he were apologizing for the other man 's rudeness . |
| 9 | Howard Barker is described in the programme as a playwright ‘ known for his robust stance ’ — feet apart , biceps raised ? — ‘ against the tide of TV obsessed populist drama , ’ but the dialogue in A Hard Heart sounds as if it came from the violet-ink-filled pen of Oscar Wilde . |
| 10 | That 's right , and , and the first act of the play is a rehearsal and it keeps stopping and the director keeps sort of straightening them out and they 're dealing with little problems , and when you 're actually rehearsing it you find yourself sort of repeating the play because it 's so ac Michael Frayn who wrote it has so accurately observed what happens er when you 're directing a play that er you find yourself re-enacting the play and , and suddenly find a discussion you 've just been having has part sounds as if it 's come out of the script . |
| 11 | The best new piece of equipment at the Royal Welsh Show this week suitable for upland farming conditions sounded as if it should have four legs rather than four wheels . |
| 12 | I wondered if she really felt strongly about this or if it was just a habit to sound as if she did . |
| 13 | For most Indian families a marriage is as much a business proposition as a romantic affair of the heart , and perhaps for this reason many of the advertisements sound as if they are marketing objects rather than advertising potential spouses : |
| 14 | The young woman sounded as if she was n't English . |
| 15 | Although this self-regulatory mechanism sounds as if it might be quite an effective constraint on the exercise of discretion by sentencers , in practice it is subject to a number of serious limitations . |
| 16 | Maidstone sounded as if he was not fully convinced . |
| 17 | Ella sounded as if she was bouncing down , with Linda skipping after her . |
| 18 | ‘ Lomax ! ’ she snapped , her voice sounding as if it came from inside a biscuit tin . |
| 19 | This suspiciously hilarious incident sounds as if it had been polished in the telling , as many hooligan incidents are . |
| 20 | Yes please , is the helicopter sounds as if it 's going to the hospital , oh yes , look there it is , ever so close , can you see it Tim ? |
| 21 | His voice sounds as if it is attempting to name the floors as he passes them . |
| 22 | Bernard 's voice sounded as if it was opening a fete , big-hearted and patronizing . |
| 23 | OLIVER said that , for instance , the phrase someone put their head round the door sounded as if there were two bodies and one head , like in some frightful Russian scientific experiment . |
| 24 | Hepzibah sounded as if she knew about this . |
| 25 | Height sounds as if it should be pronounced hate . |
| 26 | Ace thought the Doctor sounded as if he were trying to coax a dog to do a trick . |
| 27 | Lisa sounded as if she did . |
| 28 | Roman sounded as if he too was battling for restraint , as well as controlling a degree of amusement , which made her fists clench in despair . |
| 29 | Several recent or forthcoming operas sound as if they were designed for — or perhaps by — what in Soho are known as people of strange and unusual tastes . |
| 30 | The tune sounds as if it was dictated to Rose Fox by a three-year-old child . |