Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [modal v] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forgetting prejudice it would seem from the table that the objective equivalence of these two unrecommended activities is straightforward . |
| 2 | At first glance it may seem that the TPS in Mid Glamorgan has become diluted as more and more time is spent on other partnership activities . |
| 3 | It does not make particularly amusing reading , and at first glance it may seem odd that Eliot was willing to enter the spirit of such occasions . |
| 4 | At first glance it would seem that sport must involve a victim , which rather explains why boxing is considered sporting . |
| 5 | Thus , as neutrophils are normal constituents of blood it would seem possible that the faecal excretion of indium-111 simply reflected non-specific intestinal bleeding or oozing ( for example , vascular injury due to eroding ulcers ) . |
| 6 | On the wording of the statute it would seem that an effective entry into the building is sufficient without the accused 's going so far as to be in a position to effect his ulterior intent . |
| 7 | Even the knighthood was not the honour it might seem , for James I had instigated the practice of charging for knighthoods , and Charles I had compounded his profit by fining those who had the temerity to refuse . |
| 8 | The whole scene to my informant was as clear as a bell , but on reflection it would seem as if it was part of an earlier railway system . |
| 9 | ‘ The local fair always appears in the square at Meet weekend and for a child it must seem absolutely magic . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In section 16.4 we turn to why people demand money — not the silly question it may seem . |
| 12 | On this basis it would seem that a conglomerate merger is unlikely to fall foul of the guidelines . |
| 13 | From the outside it can seem like the Netherlands is a gay paradise , and compared to Britain it probably is . |
| 14 | From the comments in the article it would seem that sporting activities are at an all time low at this school this is far from the truth . |
| 15 | Readers may well be familiar with Bristol F.2b Fighter G–AANM that is nearing completion by Aero Vintage it would seem that the Demon is next for their from-the-ground-up treatment . |
| 16 | A society of extreme altruists , each devoting most of his attention to the welfare of others , would not be the ideal community it might seem ; since each would be poor in self-awareness , he would be still less aware of the actual needs of those he was trying to benefit . |
| 17 | At this point it must seem paradoxical that atomic nuclei containing several closely packed protons exist at all . |
| 18 | ‘ A lad with sea fever it would seem , Captain Meredith . ’ |
| 19 | As a highly moral person it would seem not . |
| 20 | You see , because everybody everybody from Mexico , right down to the er to the tip of South America , for example , er speak one dialect or another of er of er of of of of Spain , of the Spanish language , and large areas of er of er the Indes you see , er and Italian is not a long way from it , you see , so er er er it it on the surface it may seem to have have been difficult , but the er you know there we we we did get by . |
| 21 | That is not the sacrifice it may seem , because the western states are raking in lots of extra tax revenue thanks to the boom fuelled by demand from the east . |
| 22 | In common with so much of this history of respectable fears , we find ourselves once more in the realm of feeling rather than fact , for although Baden-Powell never tired of claiming that Scouting could reach the Hooligans , on the available evidence it would seem that the movement 's major recruiting base was among middle-class and lower middle-class youths , rather than among slum youth . |
| 23 | Because you are so familiar with the evidence it may seem obvious that certain proposals or actions should follow . |
| 24 | Defeatist it may seem , but it would be dishonest to predict other than that his tribulations will continue . |
| 25 | At a minimum it would seem reasonable to return to the stark simplicity of the RSPCA 150 years ago and agree not to inflict pain on my fellow creatures because pain helps no one and the infliction of it brutalises me . |
| 26 | So although in a liberal democracy it would seem practical and even suitable for the police to have a say in the way order is defined and maintained , as Foucault ( 1970 ) and Douglas ( 1987 ) have shown , this will inevitably take on an expansionist line ; for anything other than bland support of the proposals of the institution will present a challenge or pose a threat . |
| 27 | Moderator it may seem a little strange to resist this er addendum but I do so really because er it 's never a good idea to er to be amending what is in a sense a liturgical piece of work on the floor of the house . |
| 28 | It is not appropriate that we have a blanket policy at the strategic level and the need for this particular policy it would seem to me is unproven . |
| 29 | The majority of contemporary social anthropologists regards the distinction between " primitive " man and man in general as anachronistic and untenable , yet to the newcomer it must seem that their methods of research and the themes to which they devote most of their attention take this distinction for granted . |
| 30 | On this count it would seem that his repeated professions of scientificity would place Bourdieu firmly in the modernist camp . |