Example sentences of "seem [adj] [that] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed impossible that only a few hours before I had been happy in my cell at the aerodrome . |
| 2 | But games companies seem convinced that only the odd tomboy would enjoy the shoot outs and punch-ups of the average game . |
| 3 | … it seems clear that either the basic subscription should be increased to say £12 so as to recover the cost of four issues of the journal and leave £7 for the lifeboat service , or members should be asked to pay a subscription for the journal . |
| 4 | This is the only company whose entire membership appears to have figured in the loan ; in the case of such as the Goldsmiths and the Ironmongers it seems clear that only the livery was assessed . |
| 5 | It seems likely that originally the coastal tribes applied the name orang-utan to the wild tribes of the interior . |
| 6 | While these items closely reflect developmental research on the child 's mastery of two-word utterances , it seems unlikely that even an experienced therapist or teacher would be able to complete the checklist without spending a considerable amount of time with each individual child being assessed . |
| 7 | ‘ It seems certain that even the small change in the balance of power between professionals and parents brought about by the Act have yet to be realized in a number of Authorities ’ ( Goacher et al . |
| 8 | Obviously , this was what Emma wanted to read , but one would have expected her to take advantage of her rival Ælfgifu of Northampton 's absence from England to press Harthacnut 's case with his father , and it seems significant that both the Chronicle C and E texts consider Harold 's claim and identity questionable , that the Oxford meeting which followed Cnut 's death decided that he should hold the country for himself and his brother , and that Emma was allowed to reside in Winchester with Harthacnut 's housecarls to keep Wessex for him . |