Example sentences of "[pers pn] seems have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She seems to have a moth-like fragility until , spellbound by the weightless command she exercises in a long , intimate soliloquy , you realise that you are the moth and she the candle .
2 At the start she is only so cruel as she is only Miss Havisham 's tool for revenge , and later she seems to have a little pity for Pip when she warns him that she has no heart .
3 Some of the popular writings it seems had a huge circulation : Samuel Solomon 's Guide to Health , or Advice to Both Sexes ran to 66 editions between 1782 and 1817 , and editions were still appearing in the later nineteenth century .
4 WD-40 , however , is not : it seems to have a corrosive effect on some materials .
5 ‘ These days , it seems to have a definite swing towards the Lib Dems ! ’
6 ‘ I do n't really know much about Doctor Reid , ’ I admitted , ‘ except that he seems to have a great sense of humour and is — well , perhaps a bit unconventional . ’
7 He seems to have a fluctuating temperature .
8 ‘ From my brief observation of Mr Connon 's hedges , he seems to have a peculiar fondness for a near lethal mixture of African thorn , briar rose , and bramble . ’
9 He seems to have a natural ability which encourages plants to grow well .
10 He seems to have a considerable amount of information about what your work implies . ’
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