Example sentences of "seem to have [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 With regard to fees , earnings and profitability , the 1982 reforms do seem to have exerted some , albeit limited , downward pressure .
2 Although at first sight the quotations reproduced above may seem to have said all that needs to be said , it will be worthwhile trying to specify exactly the mechanisms by which associative mediation theory generates the effects that need to be explained .
3 ‘ We do n't seem to have seen much of each other since … since the snows , Carrie . ’
4 In particular , the freedom since 1987 to advertise on radio and television does not seem to have exercised any discernible effect .
5 The latter were represented after 1474 by a minor in the custody of William lord Hastings , who does not seem to have played much part in south Yorkshire .
6 In contrast , this ratio does not seem to have played much of a direct role in explaining rising aggregate labour supply .
7 The latter were represented after 1474 by a minor in the custody of William lord Hastings , who does not seem to have played much part in south Yorkshire .
8 Whether there is a percolation of water seawards in the beach material is another possibility , which does not seem to have received much attention , but it is unlikely that such a form of movement would be capable of dealing with the total volume of water involved .
9 We do n't seem to have made much progress on this front so I have drawn up a set of forms myself , one for books , one for videos and one for software .
10 I have also had all internal cavities sprayed professionally with nickel screening paint from Maplin , but that does n't seem to have made any odds .
11 However , the death or incapacity of experts does not seem to have presented any problem in practice , and in any event the court would not allow a rent review to be frustrated by a breakdown in the machinery .
12 A few weeks ago Roberta Smith of the New York Times wrote an article expressing a certain degree of ennui over the new decade 's proliferation of ‘ installation art ’ — but it does n't seem to have done much to stem the tide .
13 He does not seem to have done much research on Celts .
14 And attempts by several African countries , including Zimbabwe , Kenya , Nigeria and South Africa ( would you believe it ? ) to ban sales of these soaps do not seem to have done much to lessen its ' widespread use .
15 Yet the campaigns of the 1340s and 1350s do not seem to have generated such political tension at home : victory and profit undoubtedly provide part of the explanation , but so too do changes in the methods of military recruitment and a conciliatory approach on the part of the king to the question of taxation .
16 But until about 1530 these developments do not seem to have caused any serious anxiety .
17 Western politicians do not seem to have learned any lesson from these events , particularly not the fact that , until Arab regimes become acceptable to the populations over which they rule , they will continue to be unstable , repressive and no basis for effective collective security .
18 It is now in favour of three Tridents , but Opposition Members do not seem to have got that point yet .
19 The English do not seem to have taken this too seriously ; the fyrd , or coastal militia , was disbanded and the fleet paid off at the most crucial time in late summer , only to be hastily recalled when Harold Hardrada , the Norwegian king , invaded the north .
20 This does not seem to have succeeded any more than had an earlier regulation that only waste from timber cut with axe or adze was " lawful " , not sawn timber .
21 They , and Zoser particularly , do n't seem to have had much personal life at all . ’
22 Composers do not seem to have found much use for this device , though it has been known since Weber 's day .
23 What is clear is that under an Awlad Amira administration Tibbu did not seem to have acquired any of those ordinary benefits which were available to Zuwaya .
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