Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] do [adv] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some cases do n't seem to have any physical cause at all , but have been linked to intangible factors such as times of stress , anxiety or depression , although this is quite rare . |
| 2 | Some workers do not seem to be particularly interested in the job content of their work . |
| 3 | Obviously it is quite easy to split a subject into relatively free-standing elements , but in real life one has to use knowledge from various ‘ packages ’ to solve problems and some undergraduates do not seem to develop this ability on the modular courses . |
| 4 | Some children do n't seem to do as much if their parent is on the premises so maybe parent help in the classroom should be restricted to only some activities , at specific times . |
| 5 | It must further be stated that the restrictive effects on trade which may stem from such rules do not seem disproportionate to the end pursued . |
| 6 | But such agencies do not seem appropriate precursors of a discussion of the elaboration of lozenge designs , of the trend to scenic or elaborate figural work , or the centralisation of arrangements . |
| 7 | Seeing what ‘ Laura Ashley ’ has become today , such remarks do not seem out of place . |
| 8 | Intriguingly , these rules do not seem to apply to defined-contribution pensions bought by individuals directly from insurance companies . |
| 9 | And attempts by several African countries , including Zimbabwe , Kenya , Nigeria and South Africa ( would you believe it ? ) to ban sales of these soaps do not seem to have done much to lessen its ' widespread use . |
| 10 | Once elected , however , these principles do n't seem to count for very much . |
| 11 | Sometimes the name originally given is no longer apt , because of revision of genera or species ; and sometimes close species put on one plate , as with Lodge 's pictures ( which are of New Zealand birds ) , are now separated ; but these things do not seem to matter too much to the publishers and editors . |
| 12 | Sadly , these arguments do not seem to be uppermost in the current discussions at Whitehall or in the Royal College of Psychiatrists . |
| 13 | As this usually includes preflight briefing and often post-flight debriefing , these rates do not seem unreasonable . |
| 14 | These comments do not seem to be based primarily on the notion of standardization as a process ( J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) that might have been beginning to have an effect about this time : they present the standard language as a coherent entity — a variety , like any other variety . |
| 15 | But until about 1530 these developments do not seem to have caused any serious anxiety . |
| 16 | From a subjective viewpoint , these differences do not seem to depend on linguistically-represented concepts , and moreover are of such a general character that it is implausible to ascribe them uniquely to human perceivers . |
| 17 | A few moments later , she came ashore and wandered over : ‘ Dad , these leggings do n't seem to work , water is still getting in , ’ she complained . |
| 18 | Now frankly , an admiral who does n't pick his own bombing targets and a broker who ca n't choose his own investments do n't seem as oppressed to me as a clerk who is n't allowed to press her own return key . |
| 19 | The answer to this is in the manual , but most knitters do n't seem to spot it . |
| 20 | Therefore the extreme versions of both theories do not seem to be supported by the empirical evidence on the demand for money , although measurement is complicated by various definitional and conceptual problems . |