Example sentences of "now they seem " in BNC.

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1 Now they seem impossibly self-indulgent and prolix .
2 Hurricanes : we never used to have them ; now they seem to be a regular meteorological fixture .
3 Now they seem to lose all interest .
4 ‘ It used to be salted char that was popular — I 'm told that Henry VIII ordered it in barrelfuls — and then there were char pies — some of them three or four stone in weight : now they seem to want it potted in little jars .
5 Other products are bought on the commodity exchanges , like to a large extent tea cocoa and a few other things like Rowntrees buying cocoa from Ghana but now they seem to buy it anywhere that they can get it cheaply .
6 Now they seem to be taking the same supine approach to the milk and potato marketing boards , where the Government is in the process of selling out the interests of farmers .
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