Example sentences of "seem [to-vb] the [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when the poison was put under the microscope it seemed to contain the most beautiful colours of the rainbow . |
| 2 | And Italians seem to have the most matter-of-fact attitude to drinking wine ; they take it for granted , just like the bread and salt on the table . |
| 3 | FIGURE 2 of all the birds , ducks seem to have the most rhythmic lines — here the head can be resolved from controlled spirals . |
| 4 | In part they seem to be societal — you score no points if you ditch your spouse — but largely they seem to concern the very basic matter of pair-bonding . |
| 5 | The intentions may be fine , but when considering what is actually happening in schools where the HCF approach is practised — as it is in very many — it seems to fit the marvellously Jewish remark attributed to Sam Goldwyn : " on the surface , profound , but deep down , superficial " . |
| 6 | The fact that they happened to be sites where nuclear waste was already produced , where there might be a flicker of acceptance from the local population , and appeared to have been chosen more from expediency than science , did n't seem to embarrass the already embattled industry . |
| 7 | She did not even seem to mind the rather bad headache . |
| 8 | I do seem to have the most extraordinary effect on people . |