Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [verb] not seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aunt Louise did not seem to understand this . |
| 2 | But here Mr Lawson does not seem to be quite so indifferent to the behaviour of consenting adults : he has been endeavouring to control their behaviour by altering the price at which they can borrow . |
| 3 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , our mutual friend Mr. Legras does not seem to take kindly to the breaking of Community law or the treaty . |
| 4 | Mr Malik did not seem pleased to see it again . |
| 5 | Mr Malik did not seem anxious that Mafouz should let go of the ball until he was absolutely ready to do so . |
| 6 | Mr Farraday did not seem to understand this statement , for he merely went on : ‘ I mean it , Stevens . |
| 7 | But Matthew Blake did not seem prepared to let her off the hook so easily . |
| 8 | ‘ Mrs Taylor does not seem to me to be very like Mrs Woolf or Miss Compton-Burnett or Miss Bowen , ’ I had written , for some reviewers thought her too heavily indebted to them . |
| 9 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 10 | Pope John did not seem worried . |
| 11 | From St Paul 's Cathedral to Putney Vale Crematorium did not seem such a short distance to the neighbours , such was their generous enthusiasm for Donald 's interment , and when they heard there were plans for a memorial service at Wimbledon Parish Church , some people said it was even better to do it this way . |