Example sentences of "do seem a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What am I to do ? ’ wailed the victim , and indeed it did seem a problem , because — since she was so much taller than either of her companions — her feet were larger than theirs , and she could not get into their comfortable country shoes . |
| 2 | Going home really did seem a possibility . |
| 3 | The money they had to pay the sheep for the Cuddly Woolly Protection Racket did seem a lot . |
| 4 | Before recording the verdict Coroner Mr Barter said : ‘ It does seem a coincidence that this rupture should occur shortly after the biopsy operation . ’ |
| 5 | It does seem a bit misleading for a shop to advertise something as ‘ free ’ when really it is n't . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , I suppose it does seem a bit strange , ’ said Taylor . |
| 7 | Given the possibilities that the current crop of Sega/Nintendo consoles offer , it does seem a bit worrying that the whole deal is such a male-orientated affair . |
| 8 | ‘ It does seem a bit extreme , ’ Doyle agreed , ‘ but if it was only a rumour I would n't be here . |
| 9 | ‘ It does seem a bit unlikely , ’ admitted Mrs Quickly . |
| 10 | With a cellar full of enough cordite to wipe half the island off the map it does seem a bit daft , but my father wo n't let me near the stuff . |
| 11 | Oh this does seem a bit silly but that 's Monday to Wednesday now and that is Thursday and Friday . |
| 12 | Does seem a bit ironic that he disapproves of drink driving and then prison sentences |
| 13 | Regarding the diabetic specialist nurse , yes , of course we would welcome a special unit , but that does seem a bit extravagant when they say they can not find enough money for one nurse . |
| 14 | Yes I that that does seem a bit odd . |
| 15 | Does seem a bit silly does n't it ? |
| 16 | That 's right and and to er er sort of fogies of my age it does seem a bit strange but these days the video and the recording have got to go together have n't they ? |
| 17 | It does seem a pity that no one has bothered to look at the actual behaviour of the children in question in relation to such practices as might lead them to encounter greater dangers of lead pollution ; the almost entire absence of psychologists among the medical and other experts engaged in this research may account for their overlooking a very obvious alternative hypothesis . |
| 18 | Freud 's technique of using material obtained from patients to help to understand the emotions of what he called ‘ primitives ’ does seem a way into the otherwise obscure area of other cultures ' sentiments . |
| 19 | ‘ Does seem a load of nothing . |
| 20 | It does seem a shame to leave |