Example sentences of "[subord] it [modal v] sound " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , although it may sound unlikely , the fat cat 's voice is being provided by Liverpool comedian and actor Alexei Sayle . |
| 2 | Although it might sound as though Dawn was petrified of Jasper there were a number of occasions when she scared him out of his skin . |
| 3 | This plan came to grief , however , when Waters , in an attempt to establish friendly relations , gave a prospective producer a copy of one of his books , which showed the idiosyncratic director palling up with one of Charles Manson 's gang — a gesture which was in even worse taste than it might sound , as the producer proved to have been a good friend of one of the gang 's victims . |
| 4 | It is wonderful to look at , and more fun than it might sound , a sprawling historical and sexual tapestry , whose pleasures range from the tremendously atmospheric locations in Russia and Uzbekistan to the perfect Queen Bess in Quentin Crisp . |
| 5 | I though it would sound good at department meetings to say I 'd consulted him . |
| 6 | The poverty line is put at consumption per person of about $11 a month , just about conceivable in India though it may sound impossibly low to a westerner . |
| 7 | Although the question may seem clumsier for it , it is absolutely necessary to give a genuine choice , and even though it may sound stilted to ask , ‘ Do you approve or disapprove of … ’ , at least this presents a fair choice . |
| 8 | The plain fact of the matter , snobbish though it may sound , was that they were both unintelligent and ill-educated in comparison to myself , belonging as they did to a different social class from the one into which I had been co-opted at school . |
| 9 | Trite though it may sound , the Pacific , unlike its sister seas , is an ocean of many worlds indeed — and at the same time by being so has become the world ocean , as dominant and all-encompassing as its immensity suggests it has to be . |
| 10 | Improbable though it may sound , Rutland men found themselves having , with ‘ much heauiness ’ , to fork out on the basis of the full value of their property which they had unguardedly divulged . |
| 11 | Unlikely though it may sound it kicks with some ferocity . |
| 12 | But though it may sound free and uninhibited , the skeleton framework of harmony or a theme , which can remain almost completely hidden , supports the whole and gives it its coherence . |
| 13 | Unlikely though it may sound it kicks with some ferocity . |
| 14 | Strange as it may sound , compulsive shoppers very often do n't even wear their look — in contrast , of course , to the average shopper who flaunts a new frock or jumper to death . |
| 15 | Unlikely as it may sound , the conductor program could prove the true value of practice . |
| 16 | Writing a thesis on dance clubs is not as easy as it may sound . |
| 17 | This is not as frightful as it may sound : with self-build projects the council inspectors are usually very helpful , although you should n't badger him/her relentlessly for advice , and employing reputable tradesmen should eliminate any problems with outside labour . |
| 18 | This is not as mystical as it may sound , for it means that Christ has priority over our lives , our careers , our relationships , and over the meaning of our identities . |
| 19 | Both words were used to push the Morrissey vision of men 's liberation ; not , as it may sound , a freedom given to the Penthouse reading hordes but a glimpse of Morrissey 's ideal world where gender barriers are entirely dispensed with . |
| 20 | Naîve as it may sound , Morrissey 's ideals ( which ran opposite to the ‘ If he does n't get himself a missus soon he 'll be left on the shelf … or he 's a pooftah … ’ mentality ) attracted many young admirers . |
| 21 | This is n't such an irrelevant statement as it may sound — it is a fact that almost all the volcanoes in the world are within a couple of hundred kilometres of the sea . |
| 22 | The law of value ‘ helps ’ us and — strange as it may sound — thereby prepares its own downfall . |
| 23 | RATHER THAN SIT THROUGH ten minutes of The Pocket Dream , any sensible person , unlikely as it may sound , would prefer three hours of wife-beating , child abuse , paranoia , and the rape of a mentally-retarded woman in The Crackwalker , the first drama by the Canadian playwright Judith Thompson to be seen here . |
| 24 | Strange as it may sound , there is such a thing as ‘ successful ’ grieving . |
| 25 | Perhaps what Wordsworth is trying to say is not as unorthodox as it may sound . |
| 26 | Extreme as it may sound , the Hunter experience brings out many disturbing features of West Indian family life : the relentless pressure on children to achieve often unattainable objectives at school ; the stern physical measures adopted to back up the pressure ; the inflexible refusal to accept anything short of total success ; and the youth 's eventual collapse under the pressure . |
| 27 | This is not as odd as it may sound as , for most Fijian customs officers , such herbs as basil , oregano or thyme are totally alien and are easily mistaken for a different sort . |
| 28 | Unlikely as it may sound , the timetabling scheme aroused strong feelings among staff . |
| 29 | ‘ As crazy as it may sound , I do n't think I really care any more . |
| 30 | As obvious as it may sound , it is essential to understand and identify the business being sold and the use to which the purchaser will put the assets . |