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

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1 When you hear his voice , it 's as if something 's creeping up your cheek . ’
2 ‘ The clubs have that much power over players it 's as if they own them , and this is n't good for the game in the North .
3 It 's as if they think there 's something wrong with me .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 It 's as if they 're saying : ‘ There 's a ten foot wall — jump over it . ’
7 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 .
8 It 's as if they have a life of their own . ’
9 It 's as if they think I 'm really Firmin and then from time to time I just pretend to be this white man called Charlie .
10 ‘ It 's as if they were being rammed by an invisible man , ’ he said .
11 It 's as if they ca n't stop .
12 It 's as if they 're bowling on a totally different pitch . ’
13 Our parliamentary group does not appear to be in touch with grassroots opinion — it 's as if they are on another planet .
14 Better , yes , better than erm , some , in the old days when you used to take those photo 's they used to be awful did n't they , erm , everybody sort of look 's as if they were staring and sort of all
15 It 's as if its existence is almost blank as yet .
16 It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to .
17 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 ) .
18 It 's as if we 're rehearsing it : what 's my next line ?
19 It 's as if we are gabbling the end of a play we are in .
20 ‘ It 's as if we 're in the moon ? ’
21 It 's as if we ca n't leave the babies alone .
22 In that trance-like state we drift apart , still staring , but when I turn aside it 's as if we snapped a silken cord .
23 With Caliban it 's as if somebody made him drink a whole bottle of whisky .
24 ‘ It 's as if everyone is waiting for something , is n't it ? ’
25 It 's as if everyone else had given up and the Government then said , ‘ Oh , give the workers some money and let them have a go . ’
26 It 's as if someone today wanted to write down Napoleon 's words and deeds without being able to consult a single written document , only vague memories and anecdotes .
27 ‘ It 's as if she 's dead , ’ she says quietly .
28 It 's as if she made it herself , ’ he said , munching happily on the fish ball .
29 It 's as if she taps into something greater , and acts with no reservation .
30 ‘ 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 .
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