Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] to i [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own impression of Mrs. Proudie is that of a domineering and annoying woman , but one who has her own opinions and is not afraid to express them , which seems to me good rather than otherwise , but the gentlemen , Mr. Harding and Dr. Grantly , are unused to mere women daring to say anything in the presence of men , who are obviously much more intelligent ! |
| 2 | First , there is one argument which is commonly used in this context , but which seems to me mistaken . |
| 3 | Whether he is zoologically correct or not , he certainly loses the sex of the animal , which seems to me important . |
| 4 | They come here to make a success of their lives , which suggests to me that , despite all the gloomy statistics and stories that we hear from the Opposition , this is still a country of enterprise and opportunity , if one really wants to find that opportunity . |
| 5 | Well , oh my mum 's having such a fit about like on our er , exam leads like er she goes to me this morning , like my da , her and my dad were talking about it she is saying , and she 'll do it ! |
| 6 | I see a man up on the hill , but when as the minutes pass he does not move it occurs to me that what I am looking at must be a stone . |
| 7 | It occurs to me that ‘ mail order coffin supply ’ might be a suitable avenue to explore . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It occurs to me that , before returning the animals to the land again , a trace could be put inside each animal . |
| 9 | It sounds to me illegal to even try to touch somebody 's future . ’ |
| 10 | But it appears to me that , on the face of this document , there is no intention shown so to limit its effect , and that it is framed in the widest possible terms so as to cover , not only this particular debt , but all other claims by the bank in connection with the Professional and Trades Papers Ltd. , for it is admitted that the foundation of the judgment was the guarantee , and at the time this document was drawn up there was this joint liability on the judgment to the extent of £6,000 . |
| 11 | It appears to me that default in the sense of breach of duty must persist after the act or neglect until the damage is suffered . |
| 12 | VISCOUNT SIMONDS ( dissenting ) : It appears to me that , in order to comply with the provisions of section 8 and thus obtain its protection , there are three relevant conditions to be satisfied by the manufacturer of an article which would otherwise be an infringement of copyright . |
| 13 | said : ‘ It appears to me that , when the plaintiffs demanded payment of their debt , and in consequence of that application the defendant agreed to give certain security , although there was no promise on the part of the plaintiffs to abstain for any certain time from suing for the debt , the effect was , that the plaintiffs did in effect give , and the defendant received , the benefit of some degree of forbearance ; not indeed , for any definite time but , at all events , some extent of forbearance . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If A delivers goods to B on sale or return and B having received them immediately delivers them to C on sale or return , the reasonable time in the one case must , I think , be co-extensive with that in the other case and if that reasonable time elapses and C brings back the goods to B and B takes them back to A , everybody is acting within his rights , and it appears to me that property never passes … if under like circumstances A delivers goods to B and B delivers them to C in each case on sale or return and the reasonable time be , let us say , 14 days , and C after four days sells the goods or elects to buy the goods , I think property will have passed , because C will have done an act which renders it impossible for B to return the goods to A. ’ |
| 15 | Therefore it appears to me clear that a corporation at common law may maintain an action for a libel by which its property is injured . |
| 16 | Therefore it appears to me clear that a corporation at common law may maintain an action for a libel by which its property is injured . |
| 17 | In the present case , it appears to me apt to describe the changing of the lock at 195 , Burnt Oak Broadway as " an idle ceremony . " |
| 18 | As Dr J. A. Glover put it , ‘ though I fear the findings would be disquieting it seems to me wiser for the Board itself to discover and publish the true position rather than that others should do so ’ . |
| 19 | It seems to me deplorable that proud mountains should be degraded and downgraded thus . |
| 20 | Coroner : ‘ It seems to me deplorable that you did not go into the workhouse . ’ |
| 21 | It seems to me indisputable that , in our culture , adolescence constitutes just such a crisis — perhaps for many people the major one — but because it is one with which we are all familiar , I do not intend to delineate it in detail . |
| 22 | It seems to me all the decisions have been yours ! ’ |
| 23 | So it seems to me first of all that we should maintain a state of military preparedness , not because the Soviet Union is likely to attack us , but , simply because it represents this huge area of instability on our Eastern Frontiers , but I think also we should be more positive , I do n't think we want to do secret deals in C I A style , er , in fact I think we want the maximum of open diplomacy . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ It seems to me that business could not function properly if such information could not be kept confidential . ’ |
| 25 | And here it seems to me that music education is one of the most neglected things in our culture today . |
| 26 | Now it seems to me that for Dorothy Heathcote man 's curiosity about the world is the very source of her interest in drama , of her interest in history , of her interest in education and indeed , of her interest in Life . |
| 27 | But I have over the last six months had occasion to discuss this very matter with a number of very highly placed Americans , and it seems to me that thinking in that country is much more far-sighted than that represented by their countryman here . |
| 28 | It seems to me that , in this respect , we have a great deal to learn from the best American schools . |
| 29 | It seems to me that music television , like sports programming , mainly assumes that its audiences live in the same world and share the same expertise . |
| 30 | In regard to smells resulting from the transportation of manure it seems to me that , irrespective of the methods employed , the necessary journeys would occur so infrequently as not to be unduly detrimental to the residential amenities which nearby residents in this rural community could reasonably be expected to enjoy . ’ |