Example sentences of "[noun pl] seem to have been a " in BNC.

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1 The connection led to an invitation to drive in FI for Ferrari , an arrangement which in those years seems to have been a rather casual affair .
2 If one takes the views of the architects explicitly asked this question in the AMERG survey then the reforms seem to have been a mixed blessing ( 42 per cent thinking them to be beneficial and 29 per cent not to be ) .
3 Another of his favourites seems to have been a tomato jam ; this he uses for a sweet called Peaches Barbara with cream and kirschwasser and pistachio nuts .
4 But toleration of large numbers of reversioners seems to have been a feature of the reign of James I rather than the Tudors .
5 Naturally , he took a great interest in horse-shoeing , and horseshoes seem to have been a main interest in his continental journeys– He had a great fondness for the application of setons , particularly in cases of lameness — a curious lapse for such a humane man .
6 And , as we noted , the movement of which Jesus and his followers seem to have been a part regarded the Maccabean regime as a prototype for their own aspirations .
7 ‘ Your interviews seem to have been a great success , ’ said Melissa casually as she helped herself to cheese .
8 From their shapes , these marks seem to have been a form of writing .
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