Example sentences of "[vb base] to have [be] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These territories appear to have been breaking free from West Saxon domination and it may be that Ine 's weakening hold on Surrey at this time reflects either renewed Kentish influence in the area or a stage in the growth of the power of Aethelbald . |
| 2 | Perambulations which appear to have been made pursuant to these instructions are extant for the counties of Buckingham , Cumberland , Huntingdon , Oxford , Shropshire , Yorkshire and Wiltshire . |
| 3 | It is clear that all around the world , Rottweilers seem to have been discovered all at the same time . |
| 4 | The " Big Book " of alcoholics Anonymous describes some unfortunate people as being " naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " and says that " they are not at fault ; they seem to have been born that way " . |
| 5 | The preceding sentence , " They are not at fault ; they " seem to have been born that way " is itself an honest acceptance that addictive disease is stronger in some people than in others and that the acceptance of defeat and the wish " to go to any lengths " to get into recovery is ultimately a personal decision for each sufferer and not something that can be imposed by anyone else . |
| 6 | But on the principle that most clever ideas in this field seem to have been developed first by bats , I do n't mind betting that the answer is yes . |