Example sentences of "not seem [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But Jazz did not seem to appreciate the beautiful simplicity of his achievement , and struck out at Nails under the water .
2 In fact , stockmarkets do not seem to penalise the defence-related companies most heavily dependent on defence contracts ; since the end of 1989 , shares in companies which get most of their business from the Pentagon have risen more than diversified firms ( chart 3 ) .
3 The acquisition of a new machine may temporarily raise enthusiasm for a particular task , but it does not seem to affect the basic feeling of satisfaction or dissatisfaction :
4 The LOS pressure , current smoking status , pack years , alcohol ounce years , age , and the use of bronchodilators did not seem to affect the oesophageal mucosa .
5 This problem does not seem to afflict the radical right in the same way ; since the early 1980s the Thatcher Government has been able to implement radical change without alienating its newspaper support .
6 Hence retinoic acid does not seem to alter the relative growth and elaboration of rhombomeres , but induces changes in their identity .
7 And they did not seem to feel the same need to compete that men did , the urge to scatter names , achievements , possessions about , like so much status-defining dandruff .
8 While the construction of arenas bounds on — an enormous amount has been accomplished in the past month — the organisation side does not seem to show the same urgency .
9 Despite these problems , and the fact that the particles in the supergravity theories did not seem to match the observed particles , most scientists believed that supergravity was probably the right answer to the problem of the unification of physics .
10 Violence again propelled Northern Ireland into the national news headlines , but it did not seem to make the same impact at Stormont Castle , RUC headquarters at Brooklyn or Army headquarters in Lisburn .
11 However , the joy and fulfilment which many had found in lesbian and gay relationships did not seem to fit the official pronouncements about sin !
12 The hon. Gentleman does not seem to have the first idea of what happens at Social Affairs Councils .
13 Surely , such practices should be condemned , especially as many companies , such as EMI , do not seem to have the same problem .
14 But I have been quite fascinated to see that the youngsters today do not seem to have the same interest in reading the paper .
15 She did n't seem to suit the fat tummy and at the end , she just looked awful .
16 However she did not work in isolation of the sales figures and shop reports , which she read avidly and , as she wrote to Moira : ‘ I feel that we hit it in many respects but we do n't seem to repeat the exciting things fast though . ’
17 HE did n't seem to notice the pouring rain despite being dressed only in a white shirt , yellow slacks and slippers .
18 Little pieces of him are quivering all over his deep-pile carpet right now , but it did n't seem to make the slightest impression .
19 They share experiences , but they do n't seem to share the same memories of them .
20 ‘ English dancers do n't seem to have the same enthusiasm
21 English dancers do n't seem to have the same enthusiasm as Americans .
22 Perhaps you have noticed that they do n't seem to feel the same way about you .
23 ‘ Kids do n't seem to mind the modern shirts but of course older people remember how they used to be .
24 You know , the number and I mean has n't been able to get round to buying space in the T T G and Travel Weekly until the first two weeks in February cos we were so late in informing him I must had this conversation has taken away the brochure so there 's not a copy here but we 'll try and get hold of some as soon as possible but I mean they 're mainly for Glasgow but had been been up there from R and D y'know and she said that the people up there did n't seem to know the slightest thing about interline how to deal with interline tickets and agency tickets and all that sort of business .
25 The music was predominately '60s and '70s pop , but that did n't seem to bother the inimitable Mr Hurst : he was last seen , tie and jacket discarded , dancing to the old Rolling Stones track , ‘ ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction ’ .
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