Example sentences of "[noun] seem [to-vb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ones with numerous branches seemed to dominate the earlier rocks , ones with fewer branches were later , while in rocks we would now recognize as Silurian and early Devonian , forms with but a single branch ( or stipe ) were abundant . |
| 2 | Everywhere , Perdita seemed to see the emerald-green colours they had chosen to emphasize their Irish origins , which were worn by players , grooms and supporters alike . |
| 3 | FitzAlan shifted one hand to the nape of her neck , holding her still , while that probing gaze seemed to penetrate the very depths of her soul . |
| 4 | ‘ Why is it that pansies seem to run the best restaurants ? ’ |
| 5 | As Einstein says , ‘ The singers seem to snatch the single words from one another 's mouths ’ . |
| 6 | MORE THAN any other county , Derbyshire seems to have the sharpest contrasts between urban and rural surroundings . |
| 7 | Bureaucracy seems to block the Chinese sources , which with their huge mule farms must have a great deal of information . |
| 8 | Most of these have been used at one time or another but still the TL 072 op.amp seems to combine the best characteristics at a reasonable price . |
| 9 | The whole Soviet record seemed to confirm the undemocratic origins of Bolshevik power in Russia : glasnost and perestroika suggest that the regime itself is on the point of admitting as much . |
| 10 | A gold ornament found in the Knossos Labyrinth seems to represent the Cretan skaros or parrot wrasse , which is now quite rare in Cretan waters but still highly regarded as a dish ( Figure 36c ) . |
| 11 | The audiences wore mainly young , but the older people seemed to find the high spirits around them infectious , for they were grinning and smiling , amused , but not contemptuous . |
| 12 | His voice seemed to fill the few inches ' space between them , bringing them even closer . |
| 13 | Much of the technical literature on the subject seems to confuse the two sets of questions distinguished in this section . |
| 14 | ’ Typically , Morrissey seems to cherish the very constraints and despondency of a now disappearing England , fetishize the lost limits . |
| 15 | Though Cutler seems to regard the three modes as , in the end , ideal types , in practice his discussion of the relationships between reproductive media and musical practices — which is genuinely important — is presented as an abstract schema . |
| 16 | Hideous gargoyles stared down from the comers of the room , and a clammy dampness seemed to cover the black walls . |
| 17 | Dosifey , in his turn , risks much when sung by Nikolai Ohotnikov with a more human , troubled manner than is usual : his Act 1 prayer is beautifully done , but though it is an intelligent idea to seem to lead the Old Believers out of gentleness and a calmly assured faith , the music does ask for the inspired determination that finally takes them into the fire . |
| 18 | Frankly , I 'd respond more if a chap came up to me and said , ‘ Look here , we 've been doing this for rather a long time now and we find that this way seems to bring the best results . ’ ’ |
| 19 | Some of the tense/aspect distinctions of American Black English which have attracted the attention of sociolinguists seem to introduce the same problems of underlying structural non-identity as the Irish English perfect — an example is perfective done , illustrated by 19–21 . |