Example sentences of "that [vb -s] as [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now what have got there , that looks as if |
| 2 | A British commentator , for example , writing in 1768 when her reputation as an enlightened ruler was at its height , thought that ‘ there is a sort of whim or affectation of singularity , in the manner of conferring her favours , that looks as if the desire of being spoken of , fully as much as the desire of doing good , was the fountain from which they flow ’ . |
| 3 | Oh , Stour , the river Stour , yeah , eh , erm , that looks as if he 's that looks as if is |
| 4 | That looks as if it 's the thermostat setting . |
| 5 | Blot : That sounds as if you think we 're caught in a double bind from which there 's no escape . |
| 6 | I will not say that much of this debate has been irrelevant , because that sounds as if I am dismissing what has been said , which I am not , but it is irrelevant in the context of 1993 , because the advent of the new system will answer many of the problems that have been identified . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | No , that sounds as if I 'm passively waiting for something to turn up . |
| 9 | Well , that sounds as if it 's the sort of thing that ought to happen . |