Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] seem that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And Creggan followed her helpless gaze , out past the bars to the great sky itself and it seemed that direction came suddenly to him at last .
2 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 .
3 It can be seen that the committee continues to recognise the difference between obtaining possession by a trick ( that is , ‘ by deception ’ in its new wide sense ) and obtaining ownership by false pretences ( again , ‘ by deception ’ ) but the committee intended , and it seems that Parliament has adopted the same approach in section 15 , that , for the purpose of finding the accused guilty , it would cease to matter whether the victim was deceived into transferring ownership or into handing over possession .
4 Of course often they also fall into the first two categories mentioned , but it seems that household membership operates separately in relation to giving assistance , so that a particular child who shares a home with their parent is much more likely to be giving personal care than their siblings .
5 Tangible links are where SBUs have buyers , distribution channels , technology or competitors in common ( Porter has three categories , but it seems that competitor interrelationships are just as much a tangible link as those he specifies under that heading ) .
6 I was given some advice about you — advice which I took against my better judgement , but it seems that advice was wrong . "
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