Example sentences of "looks as [subord] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Now it looks as if nothing could stop West Germany taking the lead with her unbeatable combination of credentials : guilt , enthusiasm , material interest and money .
2 So if it 's green it just looks as if nothing 's there which is a bit of a nuisance .
3 It looks as if their all coming back , their all coming from the shops where their usually their going .
4 Well it looks as if what we 're doing now , we 're having a discussion , we 're like counting chickens before they 're hatched , we have n't erm actually had a refusal .
5 The phone rings , though , so it looks as if somebody pays the phone bills .
6 Looks as if somebody was sort of passed over to the other
7 It looks as if they 've been washed .
8 Within a day or so the newcomers have appointments fixed with social security to get some money and when it looks as if they 're staying , negotiations begin with schools to admit their children .
9 Looks as if they 're not here Your Worships .
10 Whenever you visit their place unexpectedly it looks as if they 've spent every waking moment cleaning and polishing .
11 Then if , if it looks as if they are in , you just go to the next one and look at that , you know what I mean ?
12 ‘ It looks as if they were interrupted at their meal , ’ he remarked , righting the overturned stool and using it to indicate a soiled trencher and several dusty earthenware mugs on the table .
13 It looks as if they 're trying to get rid of him . ’
14 What I said was , it looks as if they 're here .
15 Often it looks as if they are , erm but they do n't need to be .
16 It looks as if they were making some slight effort of their own up here to maintain the quality of life .
17 Mind you , it looks as if they did quite a bit of homework and know kelly is a converted winger …
18 ‘ It looks as if they new exactly what they were after — a new white Mercedes , ’ says Mr Sloan .
19 Looks as if they 've cleared it all up , he 's looking all around .
20 so I said to her come on I said come on you 'll got ta start trying to be strong , I know it 's a nasty night being celebration night when everybody else looks as if they 're enjoying
21 Yeah , it looks as if they 've just been sort of put in in a heap
22 Almost looks as if they 're gates or something .
23 Rather , it looks as if we will have to wait until the end of 1991 before we get any dramatic improvement .
24 Mr Patten said later : ‘ The important thing as far as I am concerned is that it looks as if we are going to have a Conservative government .
25 Understandable had I been writing this in August , but as it is still March it looks as if we are in for another drought this summer .
26 B : ‘ I am worried about my job because it looks as if we are going to be privatised soon and there may be redundancies .
27 Looks as if we 're going to have a bull session , Dad . ’
28 And since it looks as if we 're all goin' to the same place , why do n't we take our kit to the left luggage then see if we ca n't find that canteen ? ’
29 ‘ It certainly looks as if we are going to be quite a bit worse off next year , ’ he said .
30 It looks as if we like bashing our heads against a wall .
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