Example sentences of "appear the " in BNC.

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1 To the grown man visionary experiences come infrequently , but when they do appear the effect is profound , as in ‘ the Blind Beggar ’ episode ; caught in the maelstrom of London , the poet is admonished as if from another world' ( see page 64 ) .
2 On a proportional grid , we would have to draw this as an egg-shaped , so that when knitted it would appear the correct shape .
3 His road back to traditionalism could appear the only way to escape a theological disintegration which threatened not just Vatican I , but Chalcedon and Nicaea as well .
4 In time ‘ yeoman ’ came to mean primarily a farmer who had raised himself out of the ruck of common husbandman , ‘ such as be exempted out of the rascalitie of the popular bee called and written yeomen , as in the degree next vnto gentlemen ’ ; and while careful to avoid making wealth appear the sole criterion , Smith adds that ‘ these tende their owne businesse , come not to meddle in publike matters and iudgements but when they are called and glad when they are deliuered thereof ’ .
5 Danny was heavier by at least two stone , and his upright stance made him appear the taller of the two .
6 To many Frenchmen de Gaulle would indeed appear the saviour of France and of the Republic , from the menace of civil war , born of the Algerian conflict ( 1954–62 ) , and from communism .
7 But to do so in this way was to make her appear the villain of the piece .
8 It would appear the application must be granted , unless the motion for refusal on one of the grounds in 5.17 is passed by a majority vote .
9 If he does not appear the proceedings may be struck out or the district judge may proceed with the review in his absence or may order the action or matter to be struck out ( Ord 17 , r 5 ; Ord 21 , r 1(2) ) .
10 ‘ It would appear the dog got out in some way , ’ a spokesman said .
11 Last night Chief Insp Bryan Lowrie said it did not appear the body had been in the graveyard for any length of time and certainly no longer than a week .
12 Last night Chief Insp Bryan Lowrie said it did not appear the body had been in the graveyard for any length of time and certainly no longer than a week .
13 ‘ It would appear the intention was to cause maximum disruption to those working in the city . ’
14 ‘ It would appear the intention was to cause maximum disruption to those working in the city . ’
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