Example sentences of "[noun pl] seem [to-vb] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words seemed to linger on the air . |
| 2 | Other ideas seem to operate on the mind with great force , but they are not conscious , nor readily recalled to consciousness ; they are unconscious . |
| 3 | Some of those who comment on subjects such as the safe disposal of nuclear wastes seem to work on the assumption that the relevant sciences and technologies are standing still . |
| 4 | At a time when plans for global communications seem to rest on the semantics of international standards , Greg Grant looks back to the Victorian adventurers who conquered nature to put a communication girdle around the world . |
| 5 | At first glance some strands of these otherwise opposed political forces seem to agree on the use of censorship to oppose pornography . |
| 6 | The distinction between public law and private law interests seems to rest on the assumption that the latter are in some way more important and more worthy of protection than the former . |
| 7 | Politicians seem to work on the assumption that the early bird catches the voter . |