Example sentences of "but it seem [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say that ‘ nothing happens to the bad ‘ uns ’ , but it seemed unbelievable that misfortune should strike Arthur yet again directly after his triumphs at the Horse of The Year Show . |
| 2 | It meant however that we had little time to relate our studies at any deep level to Buddhism , but it seemed unanswerable that people must have a deep understanding of their own faith before they can go on to study that of other people . |
| 3 | She shied off , but it seemed unarguable that she was convinced the killing was political : she had hired Brian Berg to follow that line . |
| 4 | ‘ But it seemed inconceivable that it could have been an accident . ’ |
| 5 | For once I drank no wine with my meal ; it would have helped considerably , if I had but known , but it seemed wrong that one should need artificial stimulus . |
| 6 | But it seemed likely that a scandal of some sort would eventually break . |
| 7 | He no longer had men like Harold Nicolson who had accompanied him to Rome , but it seemed likely that the new deputation to Germany might include William Joyce . |
| 8 | It was impossible , from this distance , to see what he was wearing on his feet , but it seemed likely that he was one short of a full complement of shoes , because in his right hand he was holding a large , brown , elastic-sided boot . |
| 9 | I knew very little about boats , and had hated what little experience of sailing I had had , but it seemed unlikely that any boat would shut down its engine until it was safely round into the bay , or even then . |
| 10 | During those days , we often prayed for our friends in Africa ; but it seemed unlikely that I could ever be trusted to return . |
| 11 | I have in fairness to say that there is no hard evidence for this ; but it seems possible that if such a case of misidentification had occurred , it would not readily be admitted . |
| 12 | One can only guess at the reasons for such underreporting ; but it seems possible that exporters understate values in the hope of retaining part of the foreign exchange that they would otherwise be obliged to surrender to the authorities , while importers may wish to minimize their import duties ( and also avoid enquiries into the source of the foreign exchange used for imports ) . |
| 13 | But it seems sad that so many did not have a more enjoyable sexual introduction , especially when for a few it had been the one and only time . |
| 14 | The recently announced moratorium on new health promotion clinics has put a temporary brake on applications , but it seems probable that the new regulations from next April will encompass stress clinics , although within a cash limited total . |
| 15 | But it seems probable that in the period 1183–5 the Counts of Toulouse were able to recover much of the territory they had lost in 1159 , above all Cahors and the Quercy . |
| 16 | The resale potential of other Anatolian items is less clear , but it seems probable that the finer quality Dobags and the more tribal items , whether village or nomadic , will fare better in the long term than " furnishing " or " decorative " rugs . |
| 17 | This seems unlikely now to lead to the formal designation of the three types of universities ( 'R' for research-based , ‘ X ’ for mixed , and ‘ T ’ for teaching only ) that has been mooted , but it seems probable that in practice the university system will become more overtly stratified than before ; there has always been an element of covert stratification , although this has often related to departments rather than whole institutions . |
| 18 | This is intended to reflect her costs as ‘ carer ’ of the child(ren) but it seems probable that many people will interpret it as being money for her maintenance . |
| 19 | Inge was not himself a party to the latter proceedings and the verdict came only after his dismissal from the chief justiceship ( in June 1317 ) but it seems probable that the dismissal was connected with these charges . |
| 20 | Pearson & Bell ( 1919 ) undertook a far more extensive analysis , but it seems probable that Parsons ' original measurements are still the most reliable known , especially those of the femoral head diameter ( Thieme , 1957 ) . |
| 21 | But it seems odd that the nut is not the prime product of the tree : apparently the fluid of the cashew apple , quite apart from its inflammatory properties , makes jam , a passable alcoholic beverage , is a lubricant , and insecticide , and finds a use in paints , plastics and car tyres . |
| 22 | At the time of writing , its report is still awaited , but it seems certain that legislation will shortly be introduced to end or sharply to modify the present law . |
| 23 | For painting other than on vases the evidence is as usual indirect ; but it seems certain that the emergence of a great new revolutionary style of wall-painting with broken ground-lines belongs after the retreat of the Persians , in the seventies . |
| 24 | The measurements of pressure and temperature do not penetrate beyond about the 1 bar level , but it seems certain that the adiabatic lapse-rate persists to far greater depths . |
| 25 | ‘ But it seems certain that the answer lies in the old house . ’ |
| 26 | It will be argued that every event of the war can not be covered in one volume , but it seems strange that Brown saw fit to include a chapter on the making of the film of the Somme . |
| 27 | It is always difficult to establish the precise nature of the relationship between events , but it seems significant that the ILEA published its booklet Keeping the School Under Review in the year following the conclusion of the Tyndale inquiry . |
| 28 | Perhaps , as with the Abyssinian episode , public opinion might have been sufficient to temporarily deflect the leaders of the National government from their chosen course , but it seems unlikely that Chamberlain 's government would have been so easily , or temporarily , blown off the course of appeasement . |
| 29 | But it seems unlikely that decline will be halted without change . |
| 30 | But it seems unlikely that the county 's total wintering population often exceeds some 500 birds , and complete counts made each January from 1972 to 1976 usually recorded smaller numbers , with 165 in 1972 , 215 in 1973 , 285 in 1974 , 490 in 1975 ; but 761 in 1976 . |