Example sentences of "[conj] they do [adv] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're not old enough to go to the pubs , or they do n't seem old enough , so they just go down the park and get drunk . |
| 2 | Moreover , the decorative features of the temple ( carvings of palmtrees , capitals like lilies , capitals festooned with network , pomegranates , and open flowers ) are all prominent in the repertory of St Polyeuktos , although they do not seem to have been current in contemporary Byzantine sculpture . |
| 3 | Although they do not seem to have been familiar with the work of Saussure , Wimsatt and Brooks here might appear to be approaching his principle that the meaning of words is purely conventional and arbitrary . |
| 4 | Recognizing the fact that they do not seem to be enjoying their children and are missing the fun of childhood can be one way into helping them realize the value of a positive approach . |
| 5 | The thing is that they do not seem to touch . |
| 6 | Perhaps you have noticed that they do n't seem to feel the same way about you . |
| 7 | Unfortunately many researchers report that they do n't seem to be able to find time for such ‘ extra ’ activities because of overload from other more pressing work . |
| 8 | The only things that they do n't seem to worry too much about your having taken beforehand are alcohol and smoking , cigarettes . |
| 9 | I think what they mean is that they appear so intent on their work that they do n't seem to notice onlookers . |
| 10 | Persistent asexual lineages of organisms with large genomes would therefore present something of a paradox , and they do not seem to occur , at least in animals . |
| 11 | And they do n't seem to mind the rain — which surprised me . |
| 12 | For this reason they are not so popular with knitters who have standard gauge machines and they do n't seem to have caught on for chunky machines , possibly because they are too thick for the former and not thick enough for the latter . |
| 13 | Planners are not skiers ( unfortunately ) and they do n't seem able to read a map either because some of the lines defining their concentric rings go right through the middle of existing ski areas , particularly at Glenshee . |
| 14 | Well we 've been on to and they do n't seem to do an awful lot . |
| 15 | They 've been in water but the bullet fits tightly in the cartridge case , and they do n't seem to have been in water long enough for much water to have got in to affect the charge . |
| 16 | I mean myself has mentioned it now in committee but er I was a lone voice you see that 's the that 's the trouble when you 've got fifteen other members and and they do n't seem to be bothered about trees . |
| 17 | And they do n't seem to have do they ? |
| 18 | I have acquainted them with the Buiseness and they Do nt seem willin to pay , but you may answer this to me if you please , but we now Declair off and will have no more to do with that Biseness , yrs |
| 19 | If they do not seem to be doing too well , or if you have seen all you want to see , let the collected animals free again in the pond or other place from which you first took them . |
| 20 | That was up , cos they do n't seem to play with that much now . |
| 21 | These are powerful and important arguments , but they do not seem to translate into visible results . |
| 22 | Attempts at ‘ objectivity ’ — a major premise of the sociological method — may reduce many obvious biases , but they do not seem to have affected the deeply ingrained bias of sexism . |
| 23 | Sometimes several chimpanzees may take part in the hunt , but they do not seem to collaborate to any greater extent than lions or wolves . |
| 24 | The above effects are likely to be important only at or below the glass transition temperature but they do not seem to have been analysed to date , nor is there yet a molecular interpretation of the frictional forces between chains arising from these and other causes . |
| 25 | It should be added that there are a number of philosophical problems with Grice 's theory ( see e.g. Schiffer , 1972 ) , but they do not seem to vitiate the value of the central idea . |
| 26 | The side is full of skilful individuals but they do not seem to be able to function as a side . |
| 27 | It would be nice to believe that the International Board could sort it out , but they do n't seem to want to . |
| 28 | All the other people are getting younger too , but they do n't seem to mind , any more than Tod minds . |
| 29 | I do n't find them any less delightful , but they do n't seem as interested in academic things . |
| 30 | I mean , I know various people in Chelsea , but they do n't seem very different from anyone else . " |