Example sentences of "[noun prp] seem have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah seemed to have a special liking for angry gestures , even when she had provoked them herself . |
| 2 | Both Joe and his former pupil Steve Vai seem to have a special fondness for one in particular : the Lydian . |
| 3 | Like other textbook writers , Greer seems to have a clear understanding of the ways in which the examination system services a class-ridden society : CSE Mathematics Book 2 has a whole section on overtime and piecework with a briefer section on salaries paid to ‘ people like teachers , civil servants , secretaries and company managers ’ . |
| 4 | Every democracy except Britain , New Zealand and ( with qualifications ) Israel seems to have a written constitution , plainly labelled . |
| 5 | Devon Malcolm was not sparing himself on a pitch which was offering help to all the bowlers but Waugh seemed to have a ridiculous amount of time to ease him through the leg field twice in an over for two of his 10 boundaries . |
| 6 | More and more , ever since Irangate , Iran seemed to have a crucial role to play in the release of American and French hostages . |
| 7 | ‘ For reasons that I can not understand , ’ he continued , ‘ we in Britain seem to have a negative response to winners . |
| 8 | Phelan and Staunton seem to have a great understanding on the left wing and I doubt Charlton will move either . |
| 9 | Unless there are an appreciable number of genuine deaths from asthma in people aged over 65 this supports my belief that the annual number of deaths due to asthma nationally is nearer 500 than 2000 ( even allowing for some genuine deaths from asthma not certified as such and given that some areas such as West Cumbria and perhaps Hertfordshire seem to have a lower mortality than Norwich ) . |
| 10 | Japan seems to have a special advantage in robotics today because so many firms there are both large users and makers of robots . |
| 11 | The HIDB seems to have a fragmented hierarchy of ideologies : on top is the prevailing doctrine of economic development , then there is the Board 's own policy of development while at the bottom there a.e the local views . |