Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] seem [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some PROs seem to forget this . |
| 2 | Always leave plenty of space for answers — some forms seem devised to eliminate anyone with normal or large handwriting . |
| 3 | Another relevant factor is the sense of unfairness and the feeling that some employers seem to get off free . |
| 4 | Some groups seem to try to get the best of both worlds , tacking an FM " wolf-whistle " onto the end ( or sometimes the beginning ) of a long , constant-frequency " hoot " . |
| 5 | Some groups seem to have more power than others . |
| 6 | In this prologue we discuss some of the questions which few beginners seem to have the courage to ask and yet to which they would surely like some kind of answer . |
| 7 | Despite the common faults of publishing poetry and extensive reviews of other fanzines ( some fanzines seem to contain nothing else ! ) |
| 8 | Despite the common faults of publishing poetry and extensive reviews of other fanzines ( some fanzines seem to contain nothing else ! ) |
| 9 | However , some tutors seem to feel that they are unable to accept these modifications despite the syllabus remaining virtually unchanged , though more comprehensive , as befits the education and examination standards of a ‘ professional ’ body that hopes for national recognition . |
| 10 | As the material is synthetic , use a matching thread — 50 denier is ideal and it comes in many colours , although strangely very few kite-makers seem to want other than black . |
| 11 | But although change is ever-present , some periods seem to see greater and more significant shifts than others . |
| 12 | Instead , in a $52 billion-a-year industry obsessed with appearances , some companies seem to think that ‘ creativity ’ and ‘ style ’ rather than hard-headed business strategies are the keys to success . |
| 13 | True , some plates seem to have been designed as a reminder , sometimes polite , sometimes far from it , that the volume has strayed from its proper home . |
| 14 | The rising at Abingdon in 1431 ( with offshoots in the Midlands and London ) , which contemporaries associated with Lollardy , although on somewhat tenuous grounds , was undoubtedly anti-clerical , and some rebels seem to have put forward plans for ecclesiastical disestablishment . |
| 15 | Another frequent complaint is that few managers seem to add real value to the work of their subordinates . |
| 16 | Few things seem to have been left out , but this is because he based his work squarely on such useful volumes as Michael Darby 's The Islamic Perspective and A. St Clair 's The Image of the Turk in Europe , and a large number of other texts besides . |
| 17 | Whether they themselves are therefore put off the idea or they think their clients will object , is hard to say , as very few bureaux seem to have given the system a try . |
| 18 | Open OLTP monitors , including IBM 's CICS/6000 , NCR 's TopEnd , AT&T 's Tuxedo and Transarc 's Encina , will be supported as part of the X/A Distributed Transaction support — no matter that few customers seem to have built many applications in anger with such products , Sybase says it just loves standards to death these days ! |
| 19 | Open transaction processing monitors , including IBM 's CICS/6000 , NCR 's TopEnd , Unix System Laboratories Inc 's Tuxedo and Transarc Inc 's Encina , will be supported as part of the X/A Distributed Transaction Support — no matter that few customers seem to have built many applications in anger with such products , Sybase says it just loves standards to death these days ! |
| 20 | Yet some writers seem to think that the laws do just that ; and that the quantitative observations encompassed in the laws take us beyond ( subjective ) experience because they are based upon objective measures of physical energy , utilizing scientific instruments . |
| 21 | Some patients seem to do well and have a bowel frequency of less than four in 24 hours without any impairment of continence . |
| 22 | By contrast , some patients seem to have a frequency that is rarely less than 10 in 24 hours and need to take antidiarrhoeal agents and modify their diet . |
| 23 | A few painters seem to look deliberately away from their own time , nostalgically retaining the late archaic style . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , these aspects are relatively neglected in males , particularly boys , as few surgeons seem to send the ablated foreskin for histological examination . |
| 25 | If you think about and watch the settings of your child 's behaviour , it may be that he or she behaves in a non-compliant way , or has a tantrum on some occasions but not others ; that is , some situations seem to act as cues for him or her to behave in a particular way . |
| 26 | Apart from the removal of the track brakes , few modifications seem to have been made to any of these cars before the 1914–1918 war . |
| 27 | Glanville Williams recently wrote : ‘ Some doctors seem to fail to realise that if an adult patient has positively forbidden particular treatment , they act illegally if they administer it , and could be … prosecuted for assault . ’ |
| 28 | And some girls seem to change radically in personality after having their babies : |
| 29 | ‘ If you remember your fire-drill Mildred , ’ said Miss Hardbroom , ‘ pupils are expected in the yard through the main door , and not , as some girls seem to imagine , from the upstairs windows . |
| 30 | IT IS amazing how few critics seem to have been able to recognise Dennis Potter 's Blackeyes for what it is , just another Anglo-Australian copy of Neighbours . |