Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] seem to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the casual observer , the tide may seem to be the only movement of water in the estuary . |
| 2 | The writer may seem to be actively creating , whereas in fact he or she is being passively fashioned by the public 's desires , ‘ built by the House ’ of fame . |
| 3 | Although participating in a programme may seem to be involving , it is no more personal than simply viewing . |
| 4 | Indeed action would seem to be necessary for the input systems to function properly : the role of eye-movements in vision being the most obvious case . |
| 5 | Therefore the use of s.52 agreements to achieve odour prevention and abatement would seem to be unaffected and still legitimate . |
| 6 | Certainly , the easiest route for companies to obtain a duty-free quota would seem to be to buy a Polish firm that has been assigned one . |
| 7 | As in other areas of financial modelling , most notably that of money demand , 22 the message from this study would seem to be that account needs to be taken of institutional developments in financial markets in moving towards the construction of plausible empirical models . |
| 8 | Blake says that the use of clairvoyance would seem to be a skill beyond the ordinary person . |
| 9 | Shuttle buses will commute between the various sites , but confusion would seem to be the order of the day . |
| 10 | He looked bewildered , but the whole afternoon must have seemed so unbelievable to him that hopping into a boat would seem to be all of a piece . |
| 11 | One lab , one set of engineers and a worldwide sales force would seem to be all that is needed if it is true that companies and markets are becoming more global . |
| 12 | The principle disadvantage would seem to be the possible laziness of climbers to replace the sewn sling . |
| 13 | At first sight this provision might seem to be a contradiction in terms , but some light is cast upon it by the Declaration appended at the end of the Single European Act , which , whatever its legal status may be , states that the conference considered that the provisions of Article 130R(5) ( 2 ) did not affect the principles resulting from the judgment handed down by the European Court in the ERTA case . |
| 14 | Probably rather less than immediately appears , for , although symptoms of thrush may seem to be related to a recent sexual act , it may be that the trauma of vigorous sexual intercourse has brought to the surface that which was lying dormant . |
| 15 | A hint of child abuse may seem to be imparted by his account of a Gothic moment which came about during a walk with her father , at nightfall , in a setting of peasants and forests . |
| 16 | This internal seniority structure and pattern of mobility might seem to be the sole mechanism underlying the making and breaking of gangs . |
| 17 | At first sight this question might seem to be a nonsense : since , as we have seen , a reasonable definition of the Universe is ‘ everything that has , does and will exist ’ , surely there can not be more than one of them ? |
| 18 | Inter-country contributions to revenue based upon this kind of proposal would seem to be somewhat arbitrary , and based upon inter-country differences in smoking and drinking . |
| 19 | The key determination is whether ‘ originality ’ exists in the selection or arrangement of the database.The current position under UK law would seem to be that a database is protected under copyright law even if it only attains the ‘ sweat of the brow ’ criteria . |
| 20 | In the case of multiple bereavement the main issue would seem to be to try and recognize with the person how many griefs they experience and where they would want to start talking about them , rather than launch into where we think they should begin . |
| 21 | Such places as sand dunes along the seashore would seem to be virtual deserts in terms of the food and water on offer , but rabbits will travel considerable distances to feed . |
| 22 | ‘ to the annoyance of the residents ( or passengers ) ’ 'Annoyance' would seem to be a question of degree for the court to decide . |
| 23 | The test would seem to be the likelihood or otherwise of the amenity of the objector 's property being adversely affected by the grant of any licence , or of a particular form of licence , in respect of the premises , or by the grant of a licence to a particular person . |
| 24 | The mood would seem to be temporary ; judging by the ever-decreasing number of Trabants on eastern Germany 's roads no one , when faced with the superior horsepower of Volkswagen , Audi and Mercedes , is that nostalgic . |
| 25 | In the usual event , where liability costs are marginal , the prime requirement would seem to be predictability , so that the business can plan , either by taking insurance or self-insuring . |
| 26 | However , in the long run , of the poetry of Coleridge , his concern for the condition of humanity would seem to be the most vital concern , of both himself , of those around him , and of the nation . |
| 27 | Certainly , while some type of guarantee scheme or bonding would seem to be desirable , the cost will inevitably be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher charges . |
| 28 | To a publisher or bookseller working hard to make a living in a very chancy occupation time spent answering questions from a researcher who has never himself worked in a commercial business may seem to be time wasted . |
| 29 | As they put it ‘ the actual arousal of aggression would seem to be very much a cultural affair ’ . |
| 30 | The package would seem to be designed to appeal to people with enough money to make a ‘ once for all ’ holiday payment , but not enough to buy their own holiday home . |