Example sentences of "seem [adv] [adj] [that] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if there was still a peace to be saved in 1940 , it seemed most unlikely that Labour would win the election . |
| 2 | It seemed tantalisingly obvious that country life was healthier , but actually proving it was another matter . |
| 3 | Next morning she seemed so ill that Breeze telephoned Doctor Andrews . |
| 4 | And when Dermot Corcoran stepped back into her life , it seemed almost natural that Captain — now Major — Lewis should reappear also . |
| 5 | Although it seems highly probable that sea level changes have been similar over very large areas of the earth 's surface , the possibility of local terraces of different dates due to other causes can not be excluded . |
| 6 | With or without the complicity of the government statutory services are performing a very limited role , However , we must not underestimate the potential role of services as it seems highly likely that propensity of the informal sector is enhanced rather than diminished by the support of statutory agencies . |
| 7 | As effective economic policy can hardly be judged in less than a three year period , and political affiliation is also a long-term question , it seems entirely reasonable that aid should be committed over a three year period . |
| 8 | It seems more likely that prostaglandin independent actions such as increased gastrin or acid production , or local production of toxins against epithelial cells account for this amplified impairment in mucosal defence . |
| 9 | It seems fairly certain that oil exports to the West must fall , due to domestic and COMECON needs . |
| 10 | Following the election result , it seems almost inevitable that Labour will adopt a commitment to some form of proportional representation ( writes Backchat 's ‘ things that seem almost inevitable following the election result ’ correspondent ) , although , ironically , it seems considerably less inevitable now than it did a few weeks ago . |
| 11 | It seems quite likely that lack of management diligence , in the form of lethargy or a preference for a ‘ quiet life ’ , and leading , for example , to failure to adapt to new trading environments or to technological change , is the most serious source of avoidable damage to company profitability . |