Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [not/n't] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | The weekend with chums in Chichester did not seem , on the Monday 's showing , to have left Micky Banks much time to look at his lines . |
| 2 | On the other hand , Jessamy derived some satisfaction from the knowledge that Eleanor did n't seem to have got one iota further in her own subtle pursuit of Julius . |
| 3 | Marie did n't seem to understand the question : ‘ No , no , ’ she shook her head vigorously . |
| 4 | He and Bella did n't seem to be having very much fun without him . |
| 5 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 6 | No more ! ’ she cried , but Travis did n't seem to hear her . |
| 7 | Tilda did n't seem to , but no-one understands what she thinks except Martha . " |
| 8 | There was no doubt he crashed into the sea as I watched him hit , but I did not get a confirmation of this as there was no one else to see it and R.D.F. did n't seem to have much coverage up that way . ’ |
| 9 | Malpass did n't seem to mind . |
| 10 | Miguel Rafaelo did n't seem to have thought of that . |
| 11 | Ellen does n't seem to be on yellow , is she ? |
| 12 | ‘ He and John have n't been able to strike up an amicable relationship since and David does n't seem to figure in the coach 's plans , ’ said chairman Robinson . |
| 13 | For it must be remembered that Divitiacus does not seem to have been in perfect command either of Greek or of Latin . |
| 14 | Deane did n't seem terribly comfortable to me . |
| 15 | The commentators seemed to be saying that Deane did n't seem able to lift his feet to jump for a ball , again any comments ? |
| 16 | At the time , playing for Scotland did n't seem very realistic , but I was happy to play for the Anglos ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Tina did n't seem to think so . ’ |
| 18 | Preston 's Auntie Ethel did n't seem to think Preston could spell until he went to university . |
| 19 | Tutilo did not seem to hear her . |
| 20 | ‘ Jack , really ! ’ began Mrs Lomax , but Mr Chan did n't seem put out . |
| 21 | But when Fleury breathlessly informed Dr McNab of his diagnosis McNab did not seem to take it very seriously . |
| 22 | Maddox did n't seem worried , he seemed curious . |
| 23 | Nigel did not seem to mind that his autonomous political activity had been abruptly curtailed . |
| 24 | The trouble was , Mrs Phipps did n't seem to need sympathy . |
| 25 | England did not seem to believe that Spanish-based Tab Ramos could juggle it back from the bye-line and when he did , no-one had picked up the 6ft 1ins Kaiserlauten defender as he powered his header past Chris Woods . |
| 26 | The UDC does not seem to appreciate that most of the derelict land in the area is in private hands and the underdevelopment is not the councils fault , but is actually due to the failure of government enterprise policies to encourage private investors . |
| 27 | Back in the car , I try to use the mobile but the batteries are flat and the Nova does n't seem to have a cigarette lighter . |
| 28 | Although the self-titled first album contained corkers like Christine and Man To Child , Chadwick does n't seem too happy about it these days . |
| 29 | De Niro does n't seem particularly keen to discuss his reasons for wanting to run a restaurant , and will only say that it 's been a vague dream of his for a while . |
| 30 | The Touchmaster does n't seem to suffer from the major problem faced by its nearest equivalent , the Koala-pad in this respect . |