Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they appear [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The biological assumptions involved in such statements are based on a series of half-truths about the ageing process , extended so that they appear to support explanations about the nature of life and health in old age that are not justified by the facts . |
| 2 | ‘ . There is something enormously satisfying in giving another person advice , especially if they appear to take it seriously . |
| 3 | Stepps played with great courage throughout but they appear to have lost their fight for survival in the division . |
| 4 | Pupils soon grow weary of a parade of historical topics selected solely because they appear to have a popular appeal or relevance . |
| 5 | Although video recordings may have a strong appeal , in so far as they appear to capture a more complete picture of any speech episode , they have major disadvantages in that they are highly obtrusive , they usually need to be manned and they are relatively cumbersome if the child has to be followed around . |
| 6 | This is not to say that other methods would not work , but it is unwise to use non-standard methods for recovery from a fully developed spin , even if they appear to work better . |
| 7 | Other public services , notably the health service , have a comparable complexity even if they appear to have fewer levels of authority and discretions of autonomy . |