Example sentences of "[vb -s] as [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Goyescas , where one piano plays as if there were three . |
| 2 | He always rides as if he were winning the St Leger . |
| 3 | Identical twins have relatedness R equals one genetic identical every gene in one is represented in the other and they result from a split in a fertilized egg which splits into two and then each develops as if it were , wer were a separate egg . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So if it 's green it just looks as if nothing 's there which is a bit of a nuisance . |
| 6 | It looks as if their all coming back , their all coming from the shops where their usually their going . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The phone rings , though , so it looks as if somebody pays the phone bills . |
| 9 | Looks as if somebody was sort of passed over to the other |
| 10 | It looks as if they 've been washed . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Looks as if they 're not here Your Worships . |
| 13 | Whenever you visit their place unexpectedly it looks as if they 've spent every waking moment cleaning and polishing . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | It looks as if they 're trying to get rid of him . ’ |
| 17 | What I said was , it looks as if they 're here . |
| 18 | Often it looks as if they are , erm but they do n't need to be . |
| 19 | It looks as if they were making some slight effort of their own up here to maintain the quality of life . |
| 20 | Mind you , it looks as if they did quite a bit of homework and know kelly is a converted winger … |
| 21 | ‘ It looks as if they new exactly what they were after — a new white Mercedes , ’ says Mr Sloan . |
| 22 | Looks as if they 've cleared it all up , he 's looking all around . |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Yeah , it looks as if they 've just been sort of put in in a heap |
| 25 | Almost looks as if they 're gates or something . |
| 26 | Rather , it looks as if we will have to wait until the end of 1991 before we get any dramatic improvement . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | B : ‘ I am worried about my job because it looks as if we are going to be privatised soon and there may be redundancies . |
| 30 | ‘ Looks as if we 're going to have a bull session , Dad . ’ |