Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] not seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | But its nakedness does make it appear extremely ugly to many cat enthusiasts and does not seem to compensate for its oddity-value . |
| 2 | He was laughing with a group of female technicians and did not seem to be aware that anything unusual had happened . |
| 3 | The other customers retained their normal appearances and did n't seem to notice anything odd about Mr and Mrs Smith , who were still boars as I backed out of the shop carrying the bags of groceries . |
| 4 | The Prime Minister is clearly now on the ropes and does n't seem able to fight back . |
| 5 | While the Indians appear to understand roughly what we 're doing — they 're happy to do retakes and do n't seem at all put out by this great big eye being pointed at them — they do n't seem to understand about the idea of acting . |
| 6 | The family lived in one of the Barratt houses and did not seem to Helen unduly prosperous , but clearly one was losing one 's eye for these things . |
| 7 | she was nice so , she would admire his fine colours and did not seem much herself , so , she wanted |
| 8 | The Pacific , though , had already waited three years and did n't seem in any particular hurry this year either . |
| 9 | The Wang Garden was the only restaurant in that part of the country , unless you counted the Paragon Café , which served pizza and eggs and did n't seem to know the meaning of its name . |
| 10 | Mr and Mrs Reynolds appear bemused by the speed of events and do not seem to be aware of the severity of the situation , despite a discussion with the surgeon about the possibility of the need for a colostomy ( a surgically formed opening into the colon through which faecal material is excreted ) . |