Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] it seem [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meaning of " written standard terms of business 's has already been considered and it seems clear that s3 will always apply to terms in standard terms of trading . |
| 2 | So we , the answer is we do n't really know but it seems common sense to apply barrier precautions and to do everything you can to modify the type of surgery so that the chances of having an injury with a sharp instrument are reduced , and people have made some constructive proposals along these lines . |
| 3 | I already have an estimate from Woodlands Incorporated and it seemed satisfactory to me . " |
| 4 | It appears , therefore , that synaptogenic mechanisms have been strongly conserved and it seems likely that similar molecular and genetic pathways control these interactions in Drosophila and other organisms . |
| 5 | Charlie 's office was small and poky and lightless and overcrowded , but the number of possible hiding places was limited and it seemed that she-d tried them all . |
| 6 | No disrespect to Philip Young , the conductor , or to any of the performers , but I have to agree with the member of the audience sitting behind me who commented that it seemed more of a damp squib than a big band ! |
| 7 | ‘ Ashley 's hotel is in a different part of town from where everyone else is staying and it seemed unfair to expect them to take a detour , ’ his mother explained . |
| 8 | We find it difficult to know how to obtain samples of families with recent baptisms , so we enlist the help of some local clergy who are interested , and we find that it seems simpler to restrict ourselves to baptism within the Anglican Church , since other baptisms in nonconformist churches and chapels suggest that the parents are of some definite religious following . |
| 9 | Of his education little is known but it seems likely that his family engaged a private tutor for him — he may have also have been a private fee-paying pupil at the West of England School for the Deaf at Exeter . |
| 10 | Can you just explain how that would work though 'cos we 're now erm , auditing by job , are n't we , and given I do n't know the audit timetable I ca n't visualise the effect this would have but it seems that one could be making a change 'cos a particular , a job 's been audited and it effects Q P1 , or something one month , and therefore you make changes to it and another job 's audited the second , another month , the second month and Q P1 needs changing again , and it , in terms of keeping our staff with us , it will be quite conf , I think it 's not terribly practical to keep having constant change . |
| 11 | Triumphing against all odds and losing when it seems easier to win is one of Scotland 's most endearing faults . |
| 12 | Alexandra took the small soft hand in hers and thought that it seemed smaller than ever , frailer , more insubstantial . |
| 13 | So much had happened that it seemed incredible that it was barely a week since she 'd crossed the bridge in the opposite direction . |
| 14 | Orrell are content to keep Wasps guessing but it seems likely Kimmins will play — a line-out challenge for Kinsey , O'Leary and Ryan . |
| 15 | He went on to say that it seemed prudent to classify all non-accidental injuries to young children as ‘ high risk ’ cases , since 80% of all children unlawfully killed by their parents had been previously abused . |
| 16 | May I say that it seems incredible that , in the light of all that is known about the unreliability of uncorroborated confessions in police custody , there should be those in Northern Ireland who are attempting to defend that practice in relation to the notorious Castlereagh ? |
| 17 | The early evening sun was warm on her face and the sky so clear and calm that it seemed impossible so beautiful a world could be at war ; that small , beautiful world that was Yeoman 's Lane , and Tingle 's Wood , through which it ran . |
| 18 | The cricket section , despite being joint owners , have been advised that it seems likely that if one of the owner clubs should decide to sell they could well proceed unilaterally . |
| 19 | Do n't worry if it seems rude to leave them out there while you check on them — you can be perfectly polite about it . |