Example sentences of "sound [prep] if [pron] might " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You sound as if you might be angered by my suggestion , ’ said the counsellor . |
| 2 | Sounds as if they might have . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll be able to talk to her sooner or later , and it sounds as if she might actually be useful . |
| 4 | From what you 've told me , your mother sounds as if she might be just the right person for the job . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Besides , it sounds as if you might be glad of a spare pair of hands , unless … unless you 'd rather I kept out of the way , of course ? ’ |
| 6 | Yet another pianist — and one who also sounds as if he might list Herbie Hancock or Chick Corea as his most direct influences — is Kenny Kirkland ( b. 1957 ) with an eponymous album just released over here ( ) . |
| 7 | It certainly sounds as if he might have a peptic ulcer — especially as the pain is eased by milk . |
| 8 | Gustav need n't have been telling the truth about the Allies — though it sounds as if he might have been telling it about his wife . |
| 9 | ‘ Eastern Europe ’ sounds as if it might include the unreforming Soviet Union . |
| 10 | But the speculation that Sycorax has to do with Colchian magic , because that was the land of the Coraxi , sounds as if it might be true . |
| 11 | Although this sounds as if it might be extremely uncomfortable , the cervix , like the vagina , is surprisingly poorly supplied with sensory nerve-endings , and a relaxed patient may be totally unaware that any samples are being taken from this site . |
| 12 | And the Ode to Duty , with its opening lines sounds as if it might have been written by an Old Testament Prophet . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Here was her chance to find out exactly what the police were up to — it sounded as if they might have a new lead . |