Example sentences of "sound as [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't get me wrong , I like flashy bass playing and it would be wrong for me to sound as if I did n't approve ; it 's just that these kind of situations are always a trade-off . |
| 2 | I do n't want to sound as if I have n't got sympathy with people 'cause I know it 's bloody hard , but I know a lot of blacks who use it [ blackness ] as an excuse and we 've got to be careful that we do n't use it like that . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't want to sound as if I 'm going to break into a chorus of ‘ Tears Of A Clown ’ , but I 'm depressed like anyone else is depressed . |
| 4 | One very quick point , sorry erm I do n't want to sound as if I feel I can but er I welcome your comment at the beginning the condition be be left out on what 's going on because I thought this was actually the key function of this committee and I mean I see these are being decision has been taken . |
| 5 | This type of noise is often from a diff and travels down the tubular propshaft to sound as if it comes from the gearbox and gets louder as the roadspeed increases . |
| 6 | ‘ A young friend of ours , ’ I said , trying to sound as if it was the most natural thing in the world that we should be sitting here , holding hands . |
| 7 | I asked , trying not to sound as if it were a matter of life and death . |
| 8 | Claudia said , trying to sound as if it were of no real interest to her . |
| 9 | ‘ You 're really thirty , ’ said Catriona , trying to sound as if she were pretending she did n't believe it . |
| 10 | I wondered if she really felt strongly about this or if it was just a habit to sound as if she did . |
| 11 | They 've sacrificed some of their originality for a more ‘ contemporary ’ sound , yet it 's encouraging that they show such willingness to innovate — even if it does sound as if they 're still stumbling through the undergrowth . |
| 12 | He spoke very shrewdly and at alarming speed , in a low voice that seemed to come from elsewhere ; though his lips might be moving in front of Arthur , the shafts of help would sound as if they came from the wings or the orchestra pit . |
| 13 | By making products sound as if they are good for the environment , manufacturers can ‘ attract extra sales from around a third of the population ’ . |
| 14 | It did n't sound as if they were discussing Hugh Puddephat . |
| 15 | You make it sound as if we 're about eighty . |
| 16 | She made it sound as if her husband were in the employ of a superior company . |
| 17 | I hate talking about it because I hate making it sound as if someone is to blame but I just ca n't stand people who manipulate other people . |
| 18 | ‘ You make it sound as if there was just me . |
| 19 | He made it sound as if there would never be any escape . |
| 20 | It does sound as if your Clownfish have developed into a pair . |
| 21 | ‘ It does indeed sound as if your father is having some kind of identity crisis . |
| 22 | ‘ I must admit it does sound as if your father is enjoying a new lease of life and possibly he is even trying to recapture his youth . |
| 23 | I mean , it did n't sound as if she had plans to go off with someone else . ’ |
| 24 | The recent single , Love You All My Lifetime , should have been a bigger hit and shows that Chaka can still sound as if she 's bursting with all the joys of spring . |
| 25 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
| 26 | ‘ It does n't sound as if she 's got much spare time . ’ |
| 27 | She swallowed so that she did n't sound as if she was shell-shocked . |
| 28 | I 'd recorded some background music for her too and it did n't sound as if she 'd added to her collection . |
| 29 | It does n't sound as if she is going to come round , so he wo n't have to do anything . ’ |
| 30 | He made it sound as if she was indeed gifted with something indefinable . |