Example sentences of "seem [adj] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may seem improper to juxtapose the Obscene Publications Act of 1857 with Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 , but the perception of homosexuality as obscenity is so widespread and homosexual literature continues to be seized and prosecuted under the various indecency laws , that it is not inappropriate to recall the Hicklin case in the present context . |
| 2 | So ordinary is ordinary life that it would seem paranoid to see the hidden influence of capitalists , or whoever , behind it . |
| 3 | In the latter case , if there is a provision for the tenant to provide a substitute guarantor on the bankruptcy or liquidation of the original guarantor the landlord should not be too disadvantaged and it would seem reasonable to resist the stringent forfeiture provision . |
| 4 | She was still in her night things , and somehow did n't seem able to make the simplest connections in her mind ; right hand hugging her left elbow , she 'd been rocking herself gently ever since she 'd been wakened by the sounds of garage doors opening and cars being started in the mews outside her window . |
| 5 | It may seem harsh to criticize the Labour government for its inner-urban Policy at the end of the 1970s — there was little time for the introduction of a comprehensive programme of action towards the cities before the political realities of the 1979 election . |
| 6 | If a local authority wished to open a new senior citizens ' home it would seem unreasonable to burden the current year 's community charge/council tax payers with the full cost of an asset that might have , say , 50 years ' useful life . |