Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Thatcher also appears to have intervened more directly than previous Prime Ministers in the promotion of Permanent Secretaries , preferring less senior and ‘ obvious ’ candidates on the grounds that they were impatient with the status quo and not ‘ defeatist ’ . |
| 2 | Irvine 's Society of Archers was in existence as late as the 1850s but for some reason unknown the papingo shoot appears to have ended as early as 1721 . |
| 3 | Montague , meanwhile , who was only a party to the takeover , appears to have come off better than the man who masterminded it . |
| 4 | The midday sun at the time appears to have acted more dramatically than it subsequently does with mad dogs and Englishmen . |
| 5 | Sophie said , ‘ The word seems to have gone round faster than I would have thought possible . |
| 6 | Sometimes , Britten seems to have written more naturally when he did n't have words to set . |
| 7 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 8 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |