Example sentences of "seem to be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nikko v MEPC ( see 13.8 ) has closed off what seemed to be the remaining possibility for challenge on the grounds of the expert 's construction of the documents . |
| 2 | Thus , the bile itself seemed to be the inhibitory agent in the venous effluent . |
| 3 | The only mechanism that people could think of that would produce such large quantities of energy seemed to be the gravitational collapse not just of a star but of a whole central region of a galaxy . |
| 4 | Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake . |
| 5 | She thought about playing her harmonica , but that seemed to be the one thing that was n't in her bag . |
| 6 | Anderson seemed to be the only person at home ; he sold them jugs of ale , small beer for the children ; James 's credit was good for a stone jar of whisky and one of the Duke 's men was detailed to carry it on his back in a wicker frame . |
| 7 | Cluett moved about his line long before McAllister made contact with the ball , though the referee seemed to be the only person not to notice the offence . |
| 8 | Dr. Lorrimer seemed to be the only member of Hoggatt 's who was known to go regularly to church . |
| 9 | The pub seemed to be the only building left standing ( a good motto for the local council ? ) on that side of Copenhagen Street . |
| 10 | Nebozízek seemed to be the only stop the funicular made before going on down to the bottom of the hill . |
| 11 | I did n't mean to become so intense about it — I had realised my mistake the previous time — but I needed to keep from pining and working a sixteen-hour day seemed to be the only way I could manage it . |
| 12 | The munitions factory in Hereford seemed to be the only concession to it . |
| 13 | His wrist still throbbed from his fight with the Big Chicken but it seemed to be the only part of him that still had feeling ; the rest had retired bleeding but numbed into some secret cave of its own . |
| 14 | Starving the defenders out seemed to be the only course , and that would take a long time . |
| 15 | I started a stage snore and I thought that together we must drown any other noise he could make , but when he began to use his saw it seemed to be the only noise in the carriage . |
| 16 | When Ferdinand died in 1989 Mrs Marcos seemed to be the only link to the billions of dollars that the Philippines claims the Marcos family stole during his presidency . |
| 17 | Although they saw other Girls rehearsing in troupe , Elsie and Eddie Port seemed to be the only pupils who were training at the School . |
| 18 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
| 19 | Environmental pollution seemed to be the only explanation . |
| 20 | In one patient , who presented with a stricture nearly two years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery seemed to be the only option . |
| 21 | At that time , these seemed to be the only alternatives : either men were machines , or animals were motivated by will and intention . |
| 22 | If , as he argued , poetry could not be seen as pointing directly to things , then to explain it as relating purely to feelings seemed to be the only alternative . |
| 23 | However , through all the long years of the Unix wars , Tivoli 's offering seemed to be the only thing that all the key parties could agree on . |
| 24 | However , through all the long years of the Unix wars Tivoli seemed to be the only thing that all the key parties could agree on . |
| 25 | I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to and say what I wanted to when I painted as that seemed to be the only thing I could do that did n't concern anybody but myself — that was nobody 's business but my own . |
| 26 | Seemed to be the only thing to do to them . |
| 27 | If the Vietminh still seemed to be the only movement capable of achieving the fulfilment of the people 's aspiration to national independence and to social justice , it nevertheless ruled with the aid of physical terror and moral constraint . |
| 28 | Classical criminology reflected contemporary ideas about the social contract , rationality and utility ; positivist criminology celebrated what seemed to be the successful application of science and technology to human beings . |
| 29 | Brundle , who had risen briefly to third place during the tyre stops , was again completely out of luck and , like Johnny Herbert , was forced to retire by a collision in which he seemed to be the innocent party . |
| 30 | The leadership of the International were in general irritated by what seemed to be the sectarian squabbling of the émigré Poles and Russians , while generally defending the traditional interpretation of Marx 's opinions . |