Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [modal v] appear " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Helgö it would appear that each mould was used for one casting only . |
| 2 | From his papers discovered after the war it would appear that the Admiral began to plan such an attack in earnest about this time . |
| 3 | To the unpractised eye it might appear a hotch-potch thrown together at random . |
| 4 | Director of psychological services at Broadmoor Hospital , Dr Derek Perkins , said last night : ‘ Sometimes sufferers actually go through painful operations and in the case of Munchausen 's by Proxy it would appear that Allitt 's motives were to create drama and attention . ’ |
| 5 | As a consequence it would appear that ‘ strikes are often the most practical means of renouncing an agreement ’ ( Sellier , 1978 , p. 222 ) , although recently there have been attempts in France to institute more regularised collective relationships . |
| 6 | In its foreign policy activity the Soviet state purposefully opposes the export of counter-revolution and the policy of oppression , supports the national liberation struggle , and resolutely resists imperialists ' aggression in whatever distant region of our planet it may appear . |
| 7 | Among North Kensington laundresses , the local maxim was ‘ the best ironer gets the worst husband ’ , although within the local community it would appear that husbands and wives adjusted to the often superior earning power of the wife , and in at least one suburban district the custom prevailed whereby husbands remained responsible only for a sum which covered rent , the baker 's bill and boots for the family . |
| 8 | At this point it would appear that a consultant 's job is now over , but in fact he should co-ordinate with the contractors , and stand by until the equipment is fully installed and be present at the opening of the facility for a number of days in order to iron out any problems that may arise immediately after opening . |
| 9 | Provided that Ali 's analysis of Hacihasanzade 's motives is correct-and one must remember that Ali is writing nearly a century after the event it would appear that already at the beginning of the sixteenth century the career of a kasabat kadi was regarded as a dead end . |
| 10 | On the basis of the limited knowledge acquired from examining the 3 Institutions of higher education it would appear that there is a higher dropout in the first year of a course among non-traditional students than among the general student body . |
| 11 | On the surface it would appear superior to Classes A and B. |
| 12 | On the surface it would appear that the sex chromosomes are among those which present only two alternatives — X male and Y female . |
| 13 | There has been a wealth of studies on the use of the traditional catalogue , over 50 in as many years , yet in spite of the evidence it would appear that little is really known about the users for whom it was intended . |
| 14 | On evidence it would appear that by 28 October 1973 [ twelve years before the writ ] the defendant had acquired complete and exclusive physical control of the plot … |
| 15 | THE cricket season it would appear is back to front with the excellent weather coming late in the summer and the two principal magazines which cover the sport , only hitting the news-stands in the last couple of weeks . |
| 16 | THE cricket season it would appear is back to front with the excellent weather coming late in the summer and the two principal magazines which cover the sport , only hitting the newsstands in the last couple of weeks . |
| 17 | In this respect it would appear that the preferences and relative power of the parties are especially important in shaping structure — that either unions or employers , or in some cases the government , want ( and if necessary can make ) it that way . |
| 18 | Limiting a bed or an area of a border to all the various shades of a single colour produces a sophisticated effect , although on a larger scale it may appear monotonous unless relieved by a subtle use of green or variegated foliage . |
| 19 | Virtually all libraries did nominate someone as having responsibility for training ( only six libraries did not ) so at first sight it would appear that theoretically at least item ( 1 ) above has been largely fulfilled . |
| 20 | About the exchange of bird species between closely adjacent islands Wallace noted : ‘ Birds offer us one of the best means of determining the law of distribution ; for though at first sight it would appear that the watery boundaries that kept out the land quadrupeds could be easily passed over by birds , yet practically it is not so ; for if we leave out the aquatic tribes ( seabirds ) which are preeminently wanderers , it is found that the others ( and especially the passeres , or perching birds , which form the vast majority ) are often as strictly limited by straits and arms of the sea as are quadrupeds themselves . ’ |
| 21 | At first sight it may appear that all the children are doing the same thing but within each group allowance is made for ability and the children follow their own carefully planned programme at their own pace — this is updated regularly . |
| 22 | At first sight it may appear that the general pattern of Soviet trade with the Third World , consisting of the export of capital goods and equipment in return for raw materials , could be applied successfully in Latin America . |
| 23 | In part it would appear that this has arisen from a tendency to see questions of housing and home life as matters of individual and privatised choice , to be set aside from the mainstream of political life where employment is the crucial issue . |
| 24 | Sir , I apologise , I was going by this figure made by which indicated that it expired on the thirty first of March , I think and in fact , that is a an error on the officer 's part it would appear from the licensing authorities in fact , it expired at the end of May . |
| 25 | So Chairman it would appear that finding the correct solution for a Brandon bypass is linked to the problems surrounding the Department of Transport proposals in Suffolk to trunk the A one three four road between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford and the A ten eighty eight lorry bans and in my view therefore the debate needs to be extended to a |
| 26 | On first inspection it might appear that the words used in indexes to represent concepts could be determined by reference to normal usage , but to be effective , even in an alphabetical index , such labels need more careful consideration . |
| 27 | To many observers in the outside world it would appear that the religion is in little danger . |
| 28 | For this reason it would appear likely that bones modified as greatly as these would be uncommon in the fossil record , and the predators that produce them unlikely to be important contributors to fossil bone assemblages . |
| 29 | Against such a background it would appear that Labour , as the alternative party of power , should prosper . |
| 30 | The mobile ALCAN unit would seem to be most mobile — looking at the background it would appear to be parked outside either Safeway or Gateway as there is a ‘ Y ’ and what appears to be part of an ‘ A ’ visible on the store front ! |