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 . ’ |