Example sentences of "[pers pn] sounds as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sounds as if your grandmother was a much more important figure in your life than perhaps anyone realised , and you needed to grieve for her . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's asking to speak to you , and she sounds as if she 's crying . ’ |
| 3 | She sounds as if they 're back together again even . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll be able to talk to her sooner or later , and it sounds as if she might actually be useful . |
| 5 | If your engine is using a lot of oil it sounds as if a replacement or rebuild is required . |
| 6 | It sounds as if your engine may have glazed bores and too much crank case pressure if the cap is blowing off I suggest you have a compression check I do not know of an auxiliary tank for a Ninety Indeed , I have the same problem as yourself I 'm a newcomer to Land Rover and recently bought a 1975 Series III88 inch . |
| 7 | I know it sounds as if I 'm being clever , but I felt then we 'd won . |
| 8 | I thought Seb had gone out , but it sounds as if he 'd there with his friends . ’ |
| 9 | Yet satellite television is revolutionising entertainment as we know it in Britain today — the trouble is sometimes it sounds as if you need a first class degree to join in ! |
| 10 | It sounds as if we are doing little more than making the best of a bad job . |
| 11 | The performances are conducted by the Brazilian Roberto Duarte ; it sounds as if he knows his jungle , too , for his interpretations are full of life , pointed rhythms , striding basses ( Villa-lobos has in common with Havergal Brian that his textures often inhabit the bottom end of the orchestra , with free and easymoving bass lines ) . |
| 12 | ‘ But Harriet , it sounds as if he has gone into hiding again . |
| 13 | It sounds as if this was Mark Twain 's experience : |
| 14 | Actors learn them off by heart and then they rehearse them masses and masses of times until it sounds as if they 've just thought of them . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It sounds as if , in your family , there was a message that being sexy equalled being tarty , and that the consequences of that might be dangerous — even to the point of getting killed , ’ suggested the counsellor . |
| 16 | And it sounds as if it is the same for you . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It sounds as if the old man scarpered . |
| 18 | It sounds as if the jaw has become dislocated during a bout of mouth wrestling — this is not uncommon in large Cichlids . |
| 19 | It sounds as if the project has the active backing of Novell Inc , because it is said that the software is being built atop a future release of the DR DOS MS-DOS-compatible operating system . |
| 20 | IBM Corp has filed a $7.3m federal lawsuit against Nutri-System Inc , saying the debt-ridden diet company failed to make payments on 500 personal computers it had leased — but it sounds as if the Armonkeys will have to sing for their money : the suit accuses the Blue Bell , Pennsylvania , company of making no payments since December and of refusing to allow IBM to repossess the machines , but some of Nutri-System 's major franchisees have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy laws — Chapter 7 means curtains — and last week , banks seized all its cash and bank accounts , forcing the company to close its 283 company-owned weight-loss centres across the US ; while Nutri-System has failed to pay only $965,380 due under its lease with IBM , a default entitles IBM to recover the full lease sum of $7.3m . |
| 21 | It sounds as if the project has the active backing of Novell Inc , because it is said that the software is being built atop a future release of the DR DOS MS-DOS-compatible operating system . |
| 22 | Maybe , maybe , maybe if , I think it sounds as if people would , would like that , you know , at least every few months perhaps to have something different |
| 23 | From what you say it sounds as if , from then on , you started to avoid large business meetings deliberately , and to avoid dining in the staff canteen . |
| 24 | ‘ It sounds as if you enjoyed it , ’ she said , leading him across the room . |
| 25 | This gives the client a mention or two of his product name and , to the listener , it sounds as if it is a live interview at the local radio station . |
| 26 | giggles would be better , because it sounds as if they 've already chosen |
| 27 | Please do not separate them , as it sounds as if action is imminent . |
| 28 | The good news is that as none of your other fishes have shown any signs of disease it sounds as if it was something non-infectious , so that you should have nothing to worry about regarding their health . |
| 29 | Oh it sounds as if it 's got like a K on it |
| 30 | It sounds as if it should have a K usually most words if you 're not sure and they start with a c sound put a C . |