Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] seem [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To my inexperienced eyes she seemed still to be floating far too high in the water , and I doubted that we would get away before sunset . |
| 2 | The Act does not as a matter of law preclude a court from holding that an action for negligence lies in favour of a person who could formerly have brought an action based on loss of services but in view of the current law on economic loss it seems most unlikely that such a development will occur . |
| 3 | With this scene of confusion before his eyes it seems unlikely that he would have contemplated using any wheeled transport , even supposing that it had been available for his use at the time . |
| 4 | To the LDDC it seemed apparent that any effective programme for Docklands would need to concentrate on a number of key objectives . |
| 5 | Because of the poor response to gluten free diet and the presence of lymphoma it seemed reasonable to consider that the malabsorption was as a result of an enteropathy associated with the lymphoma ( EATCL ) rather than simple coeliac disease . |
| 6 | The constant impression given by the Prague School is that the sort of description and analysis they call for is essentially objective and scientific in character , but in practice it seems impossible to exclude a strong element of subjectivity from this kind of structural study . |
| 7 | In practice it seems inevitable that the CCITT will simply respond to the initiatives of the manufacturing giants . |
| 8 | Whatever the future of the ferry industry it seems clear that the Channel ports are bound to suffer sharp job losses in the short term . |
| 9 | The right side of his face was a mass of scratches , there was a sticking plaster on his ear , and his chest was heavily bandaged , but even in that sickly light he seemed bright-eyed and calm . |
| 10 | But in the much longer term it seems doubtful that diversification should be exclusively towards nuclear power , which carries its own commercial , political and possibly safety risks . |
| 11 | WITHOUT wishing to cash in on the latest Royal marital rift it seems right to impart the information that some cartoons depicting the unfortunate pair have gone on sale in their adoptive city . |
| 12 | To Hugh she seemed beautiful and he delighted , somewhat guiltily , in having her eat opposite him . |
| 13 | ‘ You 've practically exiled yourself from your family and your home and your friends , you think you 've failed your finals but you say you 've no intention of sitting your re-sits even if you have ; you 've no money and you have n't even been looking for a job ; you 're getting done for shop-lifting and you 're acting like such a fucking dick-head you seem determined to get shot of the last few pals you do have left … and all you can do is make smart-ass remarks . ’ |
| 14 | OUTGUNNED Muslim forces fought off Serb and Croat attacks on two fronts yesterday as Bosnian Serbs voted on an international peace plan they seem certain to reject . |
| 15 | With a good downpour it seemed probable that the bedroom ceiling below would come down . |
| 16 | With regard to the second and third limbs it seems clear that the statute requires not only the exclusion ( or virtual exclusion ) of the donor from the enjoyment of the gifted property ( second limb ) but also the exclusion ( or , presumably , the virtual exclusion ) of the donor from any benefit to him by contract or otherwise ( Oakes v Commissioners of Stamp Duties [ 1954 ] AC 57 ) . |
| 17 | She could imagine that Tom would go out and leave his door open if he was working about the place but not if he had quitted it , and in winter it seemed foolhardy to say the least to leave it and let the cold air invade the house . |
| 18 | His attitude towards me was one of dumb , doglike devotion , which I found tiresome , but in the circumstances he seemed better than no boyfriend at all . |
| 19 | Collaboration over academic policy was nil , and over other matters it seemed minimal . |
| 20 | As regards malicious referrals , what seemed to be the case in a very few instances was that at least some of the allegations had substance to them and were worthy of investigation , but in discussion with the parents it seemed possible that the referrer might be using the allegation to progress some dispute with them . |
| 21 | But in the circumstances it seemed better to remain silent , particularly with Rohan Saint Yves marching grimly at her shoulder like some gaoler . |
| 22 | Given these circumstances it seems remarkable that the proposed tax cut made any significant headway at all , but it had one enormously important advantage — the whole hearted support of Ronald Reagan . |
| 23 | But he was a man who liked challenges and this wilful — child — for despite her boasted nearly twenty-one years , to Neil Cochrane she seemed little more — appeared to offer one . |
| 24 | There was probably a perfectly simple explanation , if only she could give her mind to it , but for the moment she seemed incapable of logical thought . |
| 25 | In the room she seemed real . |
| 26 | They wanted the return of civil government as early as possible , and on this point they seemed satisfied by the assurances of Lord Mountbatten 's representative and Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith . |
| 27 | On some days they seemed absent from the area and then we would detect two or three in the course of the next patrol . |
| 28 | As with the other trichostrongyloids it seems likely that only two cycles of the parasite occur during each grazing season . |
| 29 | For a moment he seems lost . |
| 30 | Some time that morning they would have to find somewhere to stay , but at the moment it seemed irrelevant . |