Example sentences of "[adv] seem to have [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The latter were represented after 1474 by a minor in the custody of William lord Hastings , who does not seem to have played much part in south Yorkshire .
2 In contrast , this ratio does not seem to have played much of a direct role in explaining rising aggregate labour supply .
3 The latter were represented after 1474 by a minor in the custody of William lord Hastings , who does not seem to have played much part in south Yorkshire .
4 In particular , the freedom since 1987 to advertise on radio and television does not seem to have exercised any discernible effect .
5 Whether there is a percolation of water seawards in the beach material is another possibility , which does not seem to have received much attention , but it is unlikely that such a form of movement would be capable of dealing with the total volume of water involved .
6 Yet the campaigns of the 1340s and 1350s do not seem to have generated such political tension at home : victory and profit undoubtedly provide part of the explanation , but so too do changes in the methods of military recruitment and a conciliatory approach on the part of the king to the question of taxation .
7 But until about 1530 these developments do not seem to have caused any serious anxiety .
8 He does not seem to have done much research on Celts .
9 And attempts by several African countries , including Zimbabwe , Kenya , Nigeria and South Africa ( would you believe it ? ) to ban sales of these soaps do not seem to have done much to lessen its ' widespread use .
10 However , the death or incapacity of experts does not seem to have presented any problem in practice , and in any event the court would not allow a rent review to be frustrated by a breakdown in the machinery .
11 The English do not seem to have taken this too seriously ; the fyrd , or coastal militia , was disbanded and the fleet paid off at the most crucial time in late summer , only to be hastily recalled when Harold Hardrada , the Norwegian king , invaded the north .
12 Western politicians do not seem to have learned any lesson from these events , particularly not the fact that , until Arab regimes become acceptable to the populations over which they rule , they will continue to be unstable , repressive and no basis for effective collective security .
13 This does not seem to have succeeded any more than had an earlier regulation that only waste from timber cut with axe or adze was " lawful " , not sawn timber .
14 It is now in favour of three Tridents , but Opposition Members do not seem to have got that point yet .
15 What is clear is that under an Awlad Amira administration Tibbu did not seem to have acquired any of those ordinary benefits which were available to Zuwaya .
16 Composers do not seem to have found much use for this device , though it has been known since Weber 's day .
17 We do n't seem to have made much progress on this front so I have drawn up a set of forms myself , one for books , one for videos and one for software .
18 I have also had all internal cavities sprayed professionally with nickel screening paint from Maplin , but that does n't seem to have made any odds .
19 ‘ We do n't seem to have seen much of each other since … since the snows , Carrie . ’
20 A few weeks ago Roberta Smith of the New York Times wrote an article expressing a certain degree of ennui over the new decade 's proliferation of ‘ installation art ’ — but it does n't seem to have done much to stem the tide .
21 They , and Zoser particularly , do n't seem to have had much personal life at all . ’
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