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 .
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