Example sentences of "this do not seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam said all right , not to worry , he would manage without , but this did n't seem to please Lewis either . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , this did n't seem to be the right thing to say either . |
| 3 | But sexual jealousy of an unsatisfactory husband 's former wife — this did n't seem likely : Viola 's own love-life , Greg guessed , had been varied enough for her to ignore any previous entanglements of her second husband 's . |
| 4 | This did n't seem the time to remind him that he had seen her wearing considerably less . |
| 5 | The Club obviously preferred to have a public supply but this did not seem easy to arrange for the Minutes frequently talk about ‘ bringing pressure to bear on the Water Companies ’ . |
| 6 | This did not seem to concern anyone . |
| 7 | The window was barred on the outside but this did not seem unreasonable as there was only one thin wall of barbed wire as defence for the whole camp . |
| 8 | As both parents spoke to him in Punjabi for most of the time this did not seem surprising . |
| 9 | However , this did not seem to have been the case , particularly , except for the metal beads . |
| 10 | As this did not seem adequately to reach them , " In this country , we have only generally had waterborne sewage for a hundred years or so . |
| 11 | Influence can also be exerted where the partnership is with a housing association , yet this did not seem to be happening . |
| 12 | This did not seem to me a reason for appointing a chairman ; it might be a reason for appointing some sort of official ; though in fact it would not be a sound reason for appointing anyone . |
| 13 | The Glovers stood around at a loss ; this did not seem to be the sort of place in which business could be carried on . |
| 14 | This did not seem a helpful thing to say about one 's headmaster . |
| 15 | Chemiluminescence was also inhibited by indomethacin , but this did not seem to be related to inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase . |
| 16 | In a recently published randomised trial of hand sewn ileoanal anastomosis with mucosectomy v stapled anastomosis without mucosectomy , although the maximum resting anal pressure was significantly decreased after sutured endoanal ileoanal anastomosis when compared with a stapled anastomosis , this did not seem to adversely influence the functional outcome . |
| 17 | Again there are too few patients who fall into the category of significant changs in body weight to permit valid conclusions but given the limited information , this did not seem to influence these results . |
| 18 | The structure of the databases in terms of input and output formats must have been identical or similar but this did not seem to be sufficiently argued , instead the plaintiff concentrated on an argument that the structure of the two programs must have been similar . |
| 19 | This did not seem a propitious moment for launching into an explanation of the possible repercussions of their lovemaking — and especially when she was having difficulty thinking . |
| 20 | This does not seem to affect his boxing , however , for he won the title for which he challenges tonight twice , and he held the light flyweight championship through three defences . |
| 21 | ‘ If murder is to be reserved for those homicides which are most deserving of stigma , this does not seem to be one of them . ’ |
| 22 | There is a deep sense of untimeliness about the death of a child and whereas , as we have seen in an earlier chapter , it is possible to look on some deaths as timely and part of the natural rhythm of life , when a child is involved this does not seem to be so . |
| 23 | This does not seem to correspond to any community published elsewhere , but of course the environment is rather marginal for woodland growth at this locality . |
| 24 | In the oceans , this does not seem to be so . |
| 25 | Long term insect action may produce modifications similar to that produced by wood-boring insects on dead wood ( Behrensmeyer , 1978 ; Thorne & Kimsey , 1983 ) , but this does not seem to be common . |
| 26 | On the other hand , the proportions of vegetation destroyed in temperate habitats are much less , and this does not seem to be a limiting factor in these areas . |
| 27 | On the whole this does not seem likely . |
| 28 | Schrader refers to the short , written out cadenza-like flourish just before the final cadences of the Prelude in F minor BWV534 as a precedent , but this does not seem justification enough , particularly as the cadenza he provides in this case is much more than merely a brief manual flourish . |
| 29 | Fortunately this does not seem to matter too much in some applications — eg amalgams are used to replace dentine , polymethylmethacrylate replaces the lens of the eye and titanium replaces the bone of the femur . |
| 30 | This does not seem to be the case . |