Example sentences of "[pers pn] seems [that] [det] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This extraordinary increase is due in part to the fact that the dogs breed twice a year and it seems that all females give birth whereas in wolf society only dominant females do so .
2 So it seems that most women go over the 20lb ‘ ideal gain ’ .
3 It seems that most chairmen do offer a brief explanation of the tribunal 's procedures , though these may be rather perfunctory .
4 It seems that both sides work just as hard , although holidays are better over here .
5 Stoddart quotes a great number of opinions on this subject : it seems that some authorities think that they may have been caused by a fall in sea level which meant that the reef flat became a barrier to water movement , so that surf became channelled down the outer edge of the algal ridge as it returned to the sea ; alternatively the spur and groove system may be the most effective form of baffle for dissipating wave energy and is caused by reef-building corals forming the spurs — the grooves , once formed , may of course be accentuated by scouring .
6 Now it seems that some things work , especially those like the AEC that are associated with what has come to be described as the problem-focused/task-centred approach ( Roberts , 1990 ) .
7 It seems that these authors see mind as an entity distinct from the processes that support it .
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