Example sentences of "they [verb] not seem to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One surprising aspect of the recall results was that they did not seem to be related to previous knowledge of the junctions , it had seemed possible that even simple junctions would be memorable if they had not been previously encountered . |
| 2 | ‘ They did not seem to be ready for me at all , ’ said Hill . |
| 3 | They did n't seem to be embarrassed , whereas I used to try and hide everything and felt conscious of myself . ’ |
| 4 | They did n't seem to be very bothered about issues other than what was going on in the village itself . |
| 5 | They did n't seem to be focused on anything in particular . |
| 6 | The twelve pink piglets fought and worried along the row of teats ; they did n't seem to be getting much . |
| 7 | She could hear ventilators pumping somewhere deeper in the complex , but they did n't seem to be equal to the job . |
| 8 | ‘ No , they did n't seem to . ’ |
| 9 | They did n't seem to injured and could be back for the Leeds match . |
| 10 | I can easily walk out onto the streets to do some shopping : the centre of the town is crammed with funny little shops of all kinds , bars , cafes , etc. , many of them open to the street , there was even a shop selling nothing but plastic bags ( they did n't seem to be doing much of a trade ) . |
| 11 | Come that way er like , they do n't seemed to be giving it to 'em , and it was nothing to do with them , they bought it and , and they would have a search done as the reason when you buy houses are n't there ? |
| 12 | They do n't seem to be bothered about things that are written in the press , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Although they live together and have children they do n't seem to be a couple , they just seem to be two people who do their own thing . |
| 14 | There , there d they do n't seem to be no mention of th this side of the lock industry . |
| 15 | Unfortunately many researchers report that they do n't seem to be able to find time for such ‘ extra ’ activities because of overload from other more pressing work . |
| 16 | Er I , they do n't seem to ca , er do the Edinburgh people not care about their environment or ? |
| 17 | They do n't seem to be a vehicle that 's going to get the truth out . |
| 18 | Except for the fact that they have the boat , they do n't seem to be obvious candidates for a really good time . |
| 19 | I mean myself has mentioned it now in committee but er I was a lone voice you see that 's the that 's the trouble when you 've got fifteen other members and and they do n't seem to be bothered about trees . |
| 20 | That 's for the cops now but they do n't seem to be worried . |
| 21 | Er and er well it 's not just one innovative idea er it 's just innovative idea after idea er which is encouraging because it er means that the company is not resting on its laurels er having found an avenue and an opportunity they do n't seem to be content just to sit expanding and developing that and doing nothing else . |
| 22 | They do n't seem to be doing too well with the the energy of economic growth . |
| 23 | ‘ They do n't seem to us to be acting very sensibly , ’ says Thomas , quietly . |
| 24 | Well they 've wanted a mid-field player and a good striker , now people well write letters to local press informing them of this , but they do n't seem to be prepared to do this , they , the managers want to do their own thing as far as I can see they think the people on the terraces do n't know anything , but Jim and I were saying last night they wanted a mid-field player for ages now all this season , a ball winner , they have n't had one since Willie used to play and |
| 25 | They do n't seem to be doing owt to it , do they ? |
| 26 | Well they do n't seem to be too bad but they 're ever so still . |
| 27 | They do n't seem to be scratched do they ? |
| 28 | They do n't seem to be interested in making money , they seem to be interested in spending it to my mind I could be wrong you know |
| 29 | If we teach a horse to move to the right away from the pressure of a rider 's leg on their left side ; they do not seem to be able to reason that pressure on the right side is intended to make them move to the left . |
| 30 | Recognizing the fact that they do not seem to be enjoying their children and are missing the fun of childhood can be one way into helping them realize the value of a positive approach . |