Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] it be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That does n't sound as if it 's on my schedule . ’ |
| 2 | Now looks as if it 's in her hair there the way things |
| 3 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 4 | In the case of a private company , a pre-1982 pre-emptive requirement is to be treated as if it were in its memorandum or articles so long as it remains a private company . |
| 5 | Just me ? today because in because it was in your place I came back from she 's got a big scratch book mum and she glued it on and came that close to me it 's about there and he threw it at me and there . |
| 6 | Finally , the high turnover at the polls might be indicative of changes in the local population , or prudential calculations amongst particular electors as to whether it was worth one 's while trying to exercise one 's right to vote ( on the logic that people will not bother to turn up to the poll if they believe their preferred candidates have no chance of success ) ; it could equally well be indicative of various forms of electoral manipulation and influence , such as the artificial creation of new electors , the ability of returning officers to prevent one side 's supporters from polling , or the ability of some members of the local elite to " persuade " electors not to register a vote in opposition to their wishes . |