Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] not seem " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 . " |
| 3 | Tutilo did not seem to hear her . |
| 4 | But when Fleury breathlessly informed Dr McNab of his diagnosis McNab did not seem to take it very seriously . |
| 5 | Nigel did not seem to mind that his autonomous political activity had been abruptly curtailed . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Donald did not seem unresponsive to this notion . |
| 8 | The Hopi did not seem to need any sense of time as a dimension . |
| 9 | Matthew did not seem surprised at her question . |
| 10 | Martha did not seem to mind Mary 's crossness . |
| 11 | That move apart , Motherwell did not seem interested in the match and it was no surprise when the Dons went further ahead in the 36th minute . |
| 12 | In retrospect , the ECSC did not seem superficially to have achieved much in the political direction . |
| 13 | Blanche did not seem to share his ambiguity , flirting with the inspector . |
| 14 | Mr Malik did not seem pleased to see it again . |
| 15 | Mr Malik did not seem anxious that Mafouz should let go of the ball until he was absolutely ready to do so . |
| 16 | God did not seem to be listening . |
| 17 | Tamoxifen did not seem to compromise the effectiveness of HRT . |
| 18 | Cleo did not seem to share his forebodings . |
| 19 | Kate did not seem to play a great part in her husband 's political life : she appeared on platforms with him from time to time , but she was by no means an automatic member of his entourage . |
| 20 | Alfred did not seem to understand what I said to him . |
| 21 | Kirov did not seem unduly disappointed that he could no longer help him . |
| 22 | Nutty did not seem to care , concerned only for the pony . |
| 23 | The chairman of TVL did not seem offended by the implied criticism . |
| 24 | Jim did not seem to be there enough for them to talk it through and neither of them had any money . |
| 25 | But Jazz did not seem to appreciate the beautiful simplicity of his achievement , and struck out at Nails under the water . |
| 26 | But Horsley did not seem to see things like that , and he had cheered them up mightily with a little speech congratulating them all and insisting ‘ the team ’ must stay together . |
| 27 | Like Peter , Kitty did not seem to mind . |
| 28 | But Matthew Blake did not seem prepared to let her off the hook so easily . |
| 29 | Mr Farraday did not seem to understand this statement , for he merely went on : ‘ I mean it , Stevens . |
| 30 | The problem for the archbishop was that while the king could now expect the clergy to offer subsidies for the defence of the realm , a campaign in Flanders and Gascony did not seem to be defensive of the realm , nor could the French claims to homage for Gascony be immediately construed as imperilling the kingdom . |