Example sentences of "seem to have [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Remarkably , Vlasov 's integrity seems to have made a genuine impression on his Nazi captors . |
| 62 | Despite his remark that ‘ The superego seems to have made a one-sided choice and to have picked out only the parents ’ strictness and severity , their prohibiting and punitive function , whereas their loving care seems not to have been taken over and maintained , ’ he states elsewhere that ‘ The superego fulfils the same function of protecting and saving that was fulfilled in earlier days by the father . ’ |
| 63 | This factor seems to have made a solid contribution towards forging the Iranian forces into a much more effective fighting machine than might have been expected in 1979 . |
| 64 | He claims that after his departure no one seems to have made a serious effort to keep workers informed on the dangers of the process , and especially of the need to cool it . |
| 65 | ‘ Well , he seems to have made a complete balls of it , ’ said Sir Harry . |
| 66 | Paul Hernon 's costumes feature several vivid patchwork quilts for the nobility ( though one seems to have made a pioneering landfall from The Mikado ) and others suggest cousinship with Little Plum . |
| 67 | Like the aristocracy , therefore , the Church could count on its urban mob , and in the riots of 1766 the Orders were accused of releasing this urban clientèle against a reforming administration ; Aranda , the most conspicuous of Charles III 's anti-clerical ministers , called to power to deal with the rioters , seems to have planned a serious attack on poverty precisely because he feared the influence of a Church with a monopoly of outdoor relief . |
| 68 | Careful attention to engine mounting and sound insulation means that the large engine sounds almost as though it belongs to the car in front — a remote burbling noise that seems to have travelled a long way before it reaches the driver 's ear . |
| 69 | The patient ( Uma Thurman ) seems to have undergone a severe childhood trauma ; the sister ( Kim Basinger ) is married to a handsome Greek gangster ( Eric Roberts ) and runs amok at the least taste of alcohol . |
| 70 | Hope , who at that time was MP for Maidstone , seems to have conducted a solitary campaign in the House of Commons to keep the subject alive . |
| 71 | In some schools , at any rate , this seems to have performed a rhetorical function in conforming to the guidelines , rather than producing a realistic statement of an established and developing provision . |
| 72 | The fact remains that the debate on contemporary art seems to have entered a new dimension , with doubt being cast wholesale on the quality and content of recent trends , and on the good faith of the public institutions which give them space . |
| 73 | Cannon J. , who delivered his judgment in French , seems to have taken a wider view since he reached the same conclusion without reliance on the maxims of the civil law or the Quebec civil code : ‘ On peut dire que son droit est né en même temps qu'elle . ’ |
| 74 | ‘ Because it was written by someone who seems to have taken a particular dislike to you . ’ |
| 75 | Orleton once again seems to have taken a leading part , delivering a harsh and bitter address to the king . |
| 76 | What is more , the Roman plebs seems to have taken a special interest in Greek religious and moral notions . |
| 77 | In the west midlands 26 fundholders made a combined saving of over £1m on their drug bill : the ability to retain the savings for practice development seems to have provided a strong incentive . |
| 78 | The Neolithic advent of farming about 10,000 years ago seems to have produced a fundamental shift in attitudes to animals and the natural world . |
| 79 | She seems to have acquired a second wind . |
| 80 | LIKE many other plants , asparagus seems to have got a second wind . |
| 81 | It seems to have happened a little bit quicker than planned , ’ he joked . |
| 82 | Schaumberg , Illinois-based Motorola Inc has announced new software that it hopes will form the standard for seamlessly integrating disparate wireless and wired data networks ( CI No 2,158 ) , and seems to have attracted a broad base of support . |
| 83 | Macdonald also remarks a contrario , that " while the cheapness of women 's work as compositors in Edinburgh seems to have attracted a certain class of work from London , the men 's success in keeping up wages in London bookbinding does not seem to have driven bookbinding to the provinces " . |
| 84 | Hutchinson seems to have resumed his part in a family transatlantic trading network ; although according to tradition his losses in the great fire of London exceeded £60,000 , he seems to have died a wealthy man . |
| 85 | Of course they were package tours though he seems to have spent a surprising amount on this one . |
| 86 | Since I find novelists tend to say it better than sociologists , let me quote from one who seems to have anticipated a good deal of what was to come after the period when we had never had it so good : |
| 87 | British Shipbuilders last seems to have recruited a significant number of apprentices in the late 1970s . |
| 88 | Caesarius of Arles seems to have held a similar opinion . |
| 89 | James saw G P when he was up in Glasgow last week — he seems to have had a brilliant trip , and spent most of his time in Chile . |
| 90 | Although there are some irregularities , Smart seems to have had a fixed task allocated for each day and to have kept to it . |