Example sentences of "[coord] do [adv] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several harassers , not stopped at the outset , will claim that the victim ‘ wanted it ’ or did n't seem to mind . |
| 2 | The policy er does n't prevent or does n't seem to prevent er proper development which is associated with settlements in rural areas . |
| 3 | In this and the following story , religious belief played a significant part in what does , or does not seem possible for the client to accept . |
| 4 | While the Indians appear to understand roughly what we 're doing — they 're happy to do retakes and do n't seem at all put out by this great big eye being pointed at them — they do n't seem to understand about the idea of acting . |
| 5 | While the fashion lasts , these are considerable : figures of £200,000 to £300,000 in profit for one well-organised party are being bandied about , and do not seem to be greatly exaggerated . |
| 6 | They were a primitive and tribal people , and do not seem to have been such fierce opponents as the Saxons . |
| 7 | Third , the NHS changes are very concerned with improved management and ‘ efficiency ’ and do not seem to confront the need to increase resources simply in order to maintain the status quo . |
| 8 | Mr and Mrs Reynolds appear bemused by the speed of events and do not seem to be aware of the severity of the situation , despite a discussion with the surgeon about the possibility of the need for a colostomy ( a surgically formed opening into the colon through which faecal material is excreted ) . |
| 9 | To my knowledge , Hallidayan linguists have always concentrated on marked theme and do not seem to have considered that a rheme can also be marked . |
| 10 | Rabbits were bred specially and do not seem to have been common until relatively recently . |
| 11 | Despite the reliable reporting of symptoms and conserved sensitivity to acid , reflux symptoms reflected poorly the prolonged oesophageal acid exposure and do not seem to be a reliable guide to the severity of oesophageal involvement in PSS . |
| 12 | Her eyes were wild and did not seem to see him , her wings were smashing at the bars and branch in her cage , and she was over and up to the top . |
| 13 | She was lost in thought , and did not seem to notice that everyone was looking at her . |
| 14 | He was laughing with a group of female technicians and did not seem to be aware that anything unusual had happened . |
| 15 | The statement was made flatly and did not seem to require confirmation . |
| 16 | The family lived in one of the Barratt houses and did not seem to Helen unduly prosperous , but clearly one was losing one 's eye for these things . |
| 17 | He appeared to be completely at sea again when I asked why primary schools in Scotland were excluded from the Bill , and did not seem to know that Scottish primary schools had been excluded . |
| 18 | The fog had fallen overnight and did not seem to be showing any sign of becoming less thick . |
| 19 | she was nice so , she would admire his fine colours and did not seem much herself , so , she wanted |
| 20 | The old grey wood , though still dampish , looked as adequate for its purpose as its fellows still forming the boathouse floor and did n't seem to have been weakened in any way . |
| 21 | After countless ages I seemed to come back to a real realisation that I was continuing to breathe , even if with difficulty , and did n't seem in immediate danger of stopping . |
| 22 | What most disturbed the three long-standing sufferers in Bryn Higgins 's programme was not just the absence of cause for their experiences , but the fact that the medical profession had no answer — and did n't seem particularly interested . |
| 23 | But it all seemed very appropriate and did n't seem like a headstrong , desperate manoeuvre in any sense . |
| 24 | The Pacific , though , had already waited three years and did n't seem in any particular hurry this year either . |
| 25 | And he wass very nice and did n't seem to mind at all about being told . ’ |
| 26 | The Wang Garden was the only restaurant in that part of the country , unless you counted the Paragon Café , which served pizza and eggs and did n't seem to know the meaning of its name . |
| 27 | Paul came in and did n't seem at all surprised by the theatrics when the curtains opened revealing the four of us . |
| 28 | The other customers retained their normal appearances and did n't seem to notice anything odd about Mr and Mrs Smith , who were still boars as I backed out of the shop carrying the bags of groceries . |
| 29 | People moved out of his way and did n't seem to mind doing so . |
| 30 | She kept to herself and did n't seem to act in any suspicious manner . |