Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] seem [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The political and social context and the popular mood seemed to demand an upbeat cinema but this cinema was not to be a cinema of fantasy or make-believe but rather it was a cinema created in the image of its audiences . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman seemed to miss an important point when he said that head teachers were worried . |
| 3 | The High Authority seemed to have a wide brief on fiscal matters such as taxes and levies , as well as upon production and restrictive practices . |
| 4 | The theoretical view seems to offer a convenient framework for a broad division of history into periods which can be described by innovations that appear to be characteristic of each . |
| 5 | The assumed humility seemed to have a soothing effect upon Major Tzann . |
| 6 | Based on this knowledge and looking at charts that plot the timing of stages , it is no surprise that the average Japanese project seems to exercise a higher degree of overlap between product engineering and process engineering than is true in the US and Europe . |
| 7 | In the context of such an overwhelming victory for phallocracy , the BBC 's weird decision to focus its hype on Peter Snow 's giant swingometer seems to have a certain symbolic logic . |
| 8 | The changes seen in smooth muscle cells of the muscularis propria in our case may thus be adaptive , rather than of primary pathogenetic significance , as the innervation of the bowel seems morphologically normal and the response of the smooth muscle seems to follow a recognised pathophysiological response . |
| 9 | The legal profession seems to have a distinct image and the number of matters which are identified by the public as appropriate to a solicitor is relatively narrow . |
| 10 | Embryonic induction seemed to provide an excellent system for further analysis . |
| 11 | The fullerene-road mechanism seems to have a similar failing ; there must still be sufficient small radicals around when the smaller fullerenes have developed for growth to continue . |
| 12 | A spot of the iced liquid seemed to have a calming effect on my larynx . |
| 13 | And yet on the face of it , the inner route seemed to offer a better way of meeting the need than performing the functions that you seek for the relief road to perform in that part of Harrogate Knaresborough . |
| 14 | When he met him in the office , or on the stairs , his habitually offensive glance seemed to have a new dimension of thoughtfulness . |
| 15 | Temporary work seems to have an important role to play in the transition from unemployment to employment . |
| 16 | Although there is no extensive published experience in elderly patients , oesophageal transection using a stapling device seems to offer an attractive emergency means of arresting haemorrhage . |
| 17 | In particular , the terminal ileum seems to have an important role in the regulation of small intestinal transit . |
| 18 | There is little agreement on the ethics of recording without permission in situations like these , but Labov 's general principle seems to offer a sensible guideline ; it is that the researcher should ‘ avoid any act that would be embarrassing to explain if it became a public issue ’ ( Labov 1981 : 33 ) . |
| 19 | The lapels of his well-worn suit seemed to carry a permanent sheen from years of dropped ash on worsted . |
| 20 | Sad to say , I had learnt to be suspicious of good-looking young men who for no particular reason seemed to take a sudden interest in me . |
| 21 | Recent research seems to indicate a positive correlation between the incidence of acute myeloid leukaemia and indoor radon concentrations . |
| 22 | The paradox arises partly because the emotional force derives from external oppression , not internal unities , but the external oppression seems to identify an internal essence , the junction point between what is imagined as a national group and personal integrity , self-respect . |
| 23 | UV light seems to have a particular penchant for DNA , and the chemical changes that UV radiation causes in it are manifest as genetic mutations . |
| 24 | The Chinese are very good singers , and practically every other person seemed to have a good voice and a repertoire of songs , a lot of them popular revolutionary songs , but also they gave us a rendering of ‘ old Man River ’ and a few others , and we all rounded the occasion off with Rio Grande , Old MacDonald had a farm ( during which the Chairman of the Institute Revolutionary Committee looked a bit bemused ) and Auld Lang Syne. and I also did our bit , singing a few English songs including ‘ Turpin Hero ’ , and we even attempted a rendering of two Chinese songs from the opera ‘ the White-Haired Girl ’ , much to everybody 's amusement and applause . |
| 25 | The Labour party seems to have a new-found concern about the level of borrowing , but I must advise the Opposition that if they are serious about that , they could pay for their programme only by increases in taxation . |
| 26 | His dark hair was thinning on top , but he had bushy side whiskers as if it had all slipped downwards , and his chin was a dimpled mound seeming to support an ever-smiling mouth . |
| 27 | Through these three strands of study , urban managerialism seemed to offer a convenient conceptual framework for the new case studies of local political behaviour . |
| 28 | Severe toxicity was less common in our study , however , and the three-drug combination seems to have a better therapeutic index . |