Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [adv] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it must be repeated that this extensive social penetration by Iranians does not seem to have destroyed local autonomy or opportunities for office-holding by locals : thus the Amyzon inscription mentioned above certainly honours Iranians , but one of the archontes ( magistrates ) , has a Karian name ( Panamyes ) and so does Hyssollos the ‘ Treasurer of the Gods ’ and the ‘ mountain guard ’ Paes sun of Panamyes . |
| 2 | In contrast , the differentiation of γ thymocytes does not seem to be affected by the TCR- β mutation . |
| 3 | The basis of these unities does not seem to lie within the nervous system as it is currently conceived . |
| 4 | What Pound did to English literature and British sensibilities does n't seem forgivable , and I really think that the English were more offended by Pound 's political obsessions than were the countrymen he ostensibly betrayed . |
| 5 | When Schniedau says , ‘ What Pound did to English literature and British sensibilities does n't seem forgivable ’ , he doubtless has in mind certain passages from How to Read , which was originally addressed to the American readers of the New York Herald Tribune Books on 13 , 20 , and 27 January 1929. for instance : |
| 6 | But the momentum of reducing waits of over two years does not seem to have been sustained beyond the election and might be partially offset by a rise in waits of between one and two years . |
| 7 | Eighty years does n't seem a very long time when you consider the art of acting has been prospering in Europe over the last four hundred or so years , quite apart from the great traditions of ancient Greek drama . |
| 8 | The variability of the shifted features does not seem to correlate with that of the main features . |
| 9 | I 'm , I think , I think I 've got a different criticism which is that much of it is still too much like a newspaper erm that it 's , as I say , that the modular structure of the news pages is too relentlessly like , almost like , the Times of eighteen twelve , I mean too relentlessly little blocks that sort of sit there and although there 's Helvetica bold in the headlines , it 's , somehow the relationship and flow of stories in many ways does n't seem to have changed , it 's the presentation |
| 10 | Expecting people to know it 's wrong to mug old ladies does n't seem unreasonable to me , but I 'm just a copper . |
| 11 | The buffet provided at this year 's Meeting with the opportunity to meet and chat with other members does not seem to have had sufficient appeal to justify another evening out . |
| 12 | In hindsight , with Crowe having led the team imaginatively and been the most successful batsman of the World Cup , this initiative of the selectors does not seem bright , but it was more understandable when it was made . |
| 13 | However , the death or incapacity of experts does not seem to have presented any problem in practice , and in any event the court would not allow a rent review to be frustrated by a breakdown in the machinery . |
| 14 | ‘ The difference in their ages does not seem unduly large to me , ’ Wendell interposed . |
| 15 | By contrast with the Hague-Visby rules , the application of the UCP to sea waybills does not seem complex . |
| 16 | However , the reluctance of sentencers to imprison women does not seem to be based on any clear principles , given the supposed principle of equality before the law . |
| 17 | A General Council of all the Churches does not seem to be a realistic possibility in the foreseeable future . |
| 18 | The problem with drawing distinctions between cases in this way is that the chance circumstance that a particular case falls into one of these categories does not seem to justify the difference between compensation and no-compensation for illegality . |
| 19 | The news about the lady 's quiverful of kiddies does not seem to have been any more than a very temporary dose of saltpetre , and it 's worn off . |