Example sentences of "'s [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ It 's as if the skin that separates you from those horrible things in the newspaper has been ripped away , ’ says Alexandra Campbell , who six years ago was the victim of an attack in her own home . |
| 32 | It 's as if having been a victim once , you suddenly realise you could be vulnerable again . |
| 33 | Out for some time but still popular are Jilly Cooper 's POLO , ( Corgi , £5.99 ) and Jeffrey Archer 's AS THE CROW FLIES ( Coronet , £5.99 ) . |
| 34 | ‘ It 's as if he knows one bad performance will result in him being dropped by Graham . |
| 35 | It 's as if she taps into something greater , and acts with no reservation . |
| 36 | But when Gilbert sighs ‘ They give us names like paedophile , racist — all the names you can imagine ’ , it 's as if they wonder what all the fuss is about . |
| 37 | In nightclubs and pop promo videos , it 's as if the banshees have come down screaming from the catwalk , staggering in their stilettos under the weight of their Max Factor cosmetics and costume jewellery . |
| 38 | It 's a romantic notion I know — but to me , with his system idling yet the brain activity so intense , I think it 's as if he 's trying to come to a decision . ’ |
| 39 | But I ca n't explain it , it 's as if the devil himself is down there , and there 's this horrible smell that chokes you and at the same time you get the feeling that something evil is lying in wait for you . |
| 40 | ‘ Sometimes , it 's as if it takes a breathing space . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ It 's as if everyone is waiting for something , is n't it ? ’ |
| 42 | ‘ It 's as if people have been waiting for the Autumn Statement . ’ |
| 43 | It 's as if it 's always been . |
| 44 | ‘ It is n't that Constance is naughty , or has tantrums , ’ she said to her cousin on the telephone , ‘ it 's as if she has just turned her back on me . |
| 45 | It 's as if there 's nothing new . |
| 46 | McGiven said : ‘ It 's as if subconsciously we switched off after the Wimbledon game and were caught off guard . |
| 47 | It 's as if Cliff Richard had never been born . ’ |
| 48 | It 's as if time has stood still , people have lost themselves and the only avenue left is to worship . |
| 49 | To complete the analogy , it 's as if the RFU is a lumbering forward giving a hospital pass that leaves Best no room to sidestep , no alternative but to put his head down and put his trust in the tried and tested battering ram technique . |
| 50 | It 's as if , instead of turning towards metal , early '80s hardcore decided to drop the politics for the personal and pursue some semblance of catchiness . |
| 51 | ‘ But it 's as if he 's in the same room . |
| 52 | ‘ It 's as if the last time you saw me was yesterday . ’ |
| 53 | Consigned on the instructions of certain Lloyd 's underwriters , the object was last at auction at Sotheby 's as part of the Edward T. Chow collection in 1981 . |
| 54 | It 's as if they 're saying : ‘ There 's a ten foot wall — jump over it . ’ |
| 55 | It 's as if they 're expecting you to fail academically ; and , if the teacher expects you to fail , then you begin to believe it yourself and you do . |
| 56 | It 's as if its existence is almost blank as yet . |
| 57 | It 's as if they have a life of their own . ’ |
| 58 | He 's just like a child , Joe thought , it 's as if I 've taken his toys away from him . |
| 59 | Since Carla was born it 's as if I do n't exist any more . |
| 60 | It 's as if the relationship needed redefining and I was n't committed to doing that . |