Example sentences of "seem to have [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this evidence the loss of previous territorial gains by the Mercians would seem to have characterized Mercian-Welsh relations in the period before the building of Offa 's Dyke . |
| 2 | With regard to fees , earnings and profitability , the 1982 reforms do seem to have exerted some , albeit limited , downward pressure . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But the truce does not seem to have aroused general opposition in England ; perhaps more serious in their implications for the regime were the disorders at Pontefract in the summer of 1323 , when a mob killed two officials guarding Lancaster 's tomb to prevent offerings being made there . |
| 5 | ‘ We do n't seem to have seen much of each other since … since the snows , Carrie . ’ |
| 6 | In particular , the freedom since 1987 to advertise on radio and television does not seem to have exercised any discernible effect . |
| 7 | But it must be repeated that this extensive social penetration by Iranians does not seem to have destroyed local autonomy or opportunities for office-holding by locals : thus the Amyzon inscription mentioned above certainly honours Iranians , but one of the archontes ( magistrates ) , has a Karian name ( Panamyes ) and so does Hyssollos the ‘ Treasurer of the Gods ’ and the ‘ mountain guard ’ Paes sun of Panamyes . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In contrast , this ratio does not seem to have played much of a direct role in explaining rising aggregate labour supply . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The report does make it clear that perhaps sake the weak case at the moment foresee Bungay bypass , but the matter is not concluded yet , we are continuing to work on it and its justification hopefully as recommendation make there , but we do seem to have made little affect of this particular press release , I can only offer my apologies Chairman . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He does not seem to have done much research on Celts . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But until about 1530 these developments do not seem to have caused any serious anxiety . |
| 21 | Widespread BIFs , such as those of the Hamersley Basin in Australia , would seem to have required massive and persistent microbial blooms to yield the tremendous quantity and uniformity of iron deposition within the basin . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | On the other hand , Jessamy derived some satisfaction from the knowledge that Eleanor did n't seem to have got one iota further in her own subtle pursuit of Julius . |
| 24 | It is now in favour of three Tridents , but Opposition Members do not seem to have got that point yet . |
| 25 | Religion unites or divides , and convictions still run very deep , but in recent years religious differences do n't seem to have figured large in British life , except of course in Northern Ireland , and the disputes and controversies associated with the Reformation have largely been forgotten . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Some of the magnates were motivated by personal or local considerations : the northern lords , Wake , Neville and Percy , were concerned at the neglect of the defence of the northern border as Edward 's continental campaigns swallowed up all the available resources ; but Arundel , Warenne and Huntingdon do not seem to have had personal grievances against the king , and their role in the crisis still awaits a satisfactory explanation . |
| 29 | They , and Zoser particularly , do n't seem to have had much personal life at all . ’ |
| 30 | She does n't seem to have had intimate friends , except Miss Glover , and they did n't need to correspond , since they shared their house . |