Example sentences of "[pers pn] appears [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The full list of traits is so long that it appears to call for a man or woman of extraordinary , even superhuman , gifts to be a leader .
2 The attractiveness of the cultural explanation of religion is that it appears to account for the diversity in religious practices and beliefs without the necessity to get involved in controversy .
3 It appears to lead to a lessening of the constraints imposed upon the individual by the social way of life .
4 In harbour the rig is usually opened out to its full water width of six metres , and the four independently suspended wheels can be retracted into the main hull , so that it appears to squat on the ground .
5 It also depends on how the gesture is extended in time and space so that it appears to emanate from the dancer 's concentration on the purpose of the gesture .
6 For when he spells out his conclusion , it appears to amount to the claim that , since people are not in general stupid , most cutlery executives would have seen the advantages of changing to stainless steel .
7 Observe his glasses , his mussel shells for mixing the paint , the fine pencil which he appears to use on a copper base , but most of all note his ‘ bohemian ’ air .
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