Example sentences of "do [adv] seem [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From St Paul 's Cathedral to Putney Vale Crematorium did not seem such a short distance to the neighbours , such was their generous enthusiasm for Donald 's interment , and when they heard there were plans for a memorial service at Wimbledon Parish Church , some people said it was even better to do it this way . |
| 2 | Although she swung round quickly , he noticed that she did not seem all that startled . |
| 3 | She did not seem much interested in the bomb . |
| 4 | There did not seem much point in working at my research , because I did n't expect to live long enough to finish my Ph.D . |
| 5 | It certainly did not seem that way at the time . |
| 6 | They watched television with pleasure , but treated its political messages with much the same scepticism as they did ordinary speeches and broadcasts : it did not seem that television had greater persuasive power to mould Zuwaya minds than other media . |
| 7 | As Liverpool have been all Greek to most First Division clubs for a decade , Swansea 's chances do not seem that brilliant , but … and that ‘ but ’ is the delight of the FA Cup . |
| 8 | Three years did n't seem such a long time when one of them had elapsed , and although Robyn was satisfied that she was highly valued by her colleagues , the talk at the University these days was all of further cuts , of tightening belts , deteriorating staff-student ratios . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'D MAKE this Single Of The Week if it did n't seem such a wilfully perverse thing to do . |
| 10 | At the time it did n't seem such a problem . |
| 11 | Suddenly , Testifying did n't seem such a big deal . |
| 12 | There did n't seem much point in asking about himself . |
| 13 | There did n't seem much point in continuing . |
| 14 | There did n't seem much point in searching for more corpses . |
| 15 | ‘ Did n't seem much of a life to me . |
| 16 | Eyewitness Gary Toft ( 29 ) said : ‘ There did n't seem much danger of it going up , but suddenly there was an almighty bang . |
| 17 | There did n't seem much point in commenting on any of this . |
| 18 | ‘ It did n't seem that difficult at the time , ’ Spencer recalls . |
| 19 | A married woman with three children , Karen believed that all lovemaking was rape , even when it did n't seem that way to either of the participants . |
| 20 | He did n't seem that type … |
| 21 | You did n't seem that scared of her . |
| 22 | He did n't seem all that worried about it . |
| 23 | ‘ There did n't seem any point , ’ said Scarlet . |
| 24 | It did n't seem any different from talking to a real person . |
| 25 | Signed and sealed — I know you said to have a solicitor check it over first , but there were some other people after it , and there did n't seem any point waiting . ’ |
| 26 | In Lancaster , where I 'd come out , there had always been a mixed scene ; in many places outside the big towns , most of the lesbians and gay men continued to hang together for at least part of the time because there did n't seem enough of us to consider doing much else . |
| 27 | Maybe not : Japan and the European Community do n't seem much interested in this business , do they ? |
| 28 | Gon na say I shall tell him , do n't seem much there mate . |
| 29 | But now I separate them out because I realised although they do n't , you know , things like pick up cleaning , do n't seem that significant , erm , tomorrow morning when I |
| 30 | dancing , do n't seem that then does it ? |