Example sentences of "[is] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It 's as if I 've won a marathon , or a prize , or some huge event that I 've been training for for months . |
| 32 | It 's as if it 's what I should have worn all along . |
| 33 | It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to . |
| 34 | Modi also liked his food smothered in garlic : ‘ when I eat garlic it 's as if I kiss the mouth of the woman I love . ’ |
| 35 | You spoke of your preference for fashion earlier , it 's as if fashion photography is more honest … |
| 36 | It 's as if my mind has suddenly broken through into a new area , a space , a vast capacity which I never dreamt I had . |
| 37 | When the wind changes it 's as if you have never played the hole before . |
| 38 | It 's as if she made it herself , ’ he said , munching happily on the fish ball . |
| 39 | It 's as if we are taking part not in real life but in a piece of reportage on the British constitutional system ’ ( 22 October 1964 ) . |
| 40 | It 's as if we 're rehearsing it : what 's my next line ? |
| 41 | ‘ It 's as if the batteries are dead , ’ she said . |
| 42 | It 's as if they think there 's something wrong with me . |
| 43 | Sometimes it 's as if he 's constantly rejecting the first idea that comes into his mind , and plays the second instead . |
| 44 | And when a tune like that comes along , it 's as if they 've always known that song , and so then you tap in the song and that 's why you 're doing the record . |
| 45 | It 's as if he were giving a performance of some character he 's dreamed up , and his pale eyes wander in search of effect even in his apparently wildest moments . ‘ |
| 46 | It 's as if he has heroically outlined himself , Lee thought , become the most significant member of the group . |
| 47 | It 's as if he 's still here . |
| 48 | Otherwise it 's as if there 's a monster on the mountain , no , as if some dark being haunts us both . |
| 49 | It 's as if we are gabbling the end of a play we are in . |
| 50 | It 's as if you 'd gone out into the bigger world and found out that it 's frightening or that it hurts , so you go home . |
| 51 | ‘ 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 . |
| 52 | It 's as if having been a victim once , you suddenly realise you could be vulnerable again . |
| 53 | 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 ) . |
| 54 | ‘ It 's as if he knows one bad performance will result in him being dropped by Graham . |
| 55 | It 's as if she taps into something greater , and acts with no reservation . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | 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 . |
| 58 | 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 . ’ |
| 59 | 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 . |
| 60 | ‘ Sometimes , it 's as if it takes a breathing space . ’ |