Example sentences of "although [pers pn] seem [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Although she seems tired and a light sweat shines on her forehead and neck , she 's smiling her usual fragile-looking smile . |
2 | By 1934 , although we seemed happy enough at this still very poorly paid work and our recreation , the economic situation worsened . |
3 | It came as some surprise to the board when they were informed that , although it seemed unreasonable for them to have to know what was going on , they could be made liable for the damage . |
4 | Although it seemed odd . |
5 | Each game lasted approximately 30 minutes , although it seemed much less . |
6 | Although it seemed trivial to high minded folk , like Deputy Matron and Sister Tutor who were burdened with the difficulties of their office , these concerts were so important . |
7 | I fixed a poor nut in a flared pocket , and although it seemed unlikely to hold , attached a sling and stood in it . |
8 | In 1985 , BR announced that it was withdrawing from existing agreements with the unions , although it seemed unlikely that this would seriously reduce the level of unionization . |
9 | Kind he might be , although it seemed improbable from what she had so far seen of him , but Sally-Anne wanted nothing from men , neither kindness … nor love … nor anything . |
10 | ‘ Although it seemed natural to expect that some word match scores should be good enough that they could be considered correct , thereby eliminating attempts to find alternatives to them , in fact all attempts to implement such an intuition seemed to have led to at best indifferent results and usually to positive degradation . |
11 | Although it seems contrary to all logic … ’ |
12 | Although it seems probable that H1 histones are involved in the formation of supranucleosomal structures , the significance of this group of histones has not yet been fully elucidated . |
13 | When at times she is feeling particularly low and bereft , you might also remind her gently that although it seems that love has departed from her life altogether with the loss of her husband , this is not so . |
14 | Although it seems pointless to reiterate the immense journalistic gaffs that screamed from most music papers ( Smiths tour dates etc ) it was their beloved NME who broke the official story first . |
15 | It did , in any event , provide an excuse for the father of the Princess Adelaide to turn down the proposal , although it seems likely that the dubious moral reputation of his putative son-in-law also played a part in the refusal . |
16 | IBM Corp has gone to the Distributed Computing Solutions arm of General Atomics Inc , San Diego for its UniTree file and storage management software ‘ for use and distribution on the entire line of IBM computers , ’ although it seems likely that it will be confined to running under Unix for now . |
17 | At least 72 of our sample left the printing trade during the war years , according to the records mostly in 1916–17 , although it seems likely that some had already left , since the city 's book trade went into immediate depression on the outbreak of war . |
18 | So , although it seems likely that we too have a magnetic sense , this is as yet unproven . |
19 | It has also sought , without much success , a guarantee against predatory pricing by Eurotunnel although it seems clear that the government would not allow the ferries to go bankrupt as the result of such a strategy . |
20 | Finally , although it seems clear that many methods of appropriability are far from perfect ( patents , for example , offer only limited protection in most sectors ) , firms can exert at least some control over their knowhow . |
21 | It is unclear whether the ensemble is complete or what purpose the pieces served , although it seems plausible that the treasure could have been part of a decoration for a large container or a large doorway . |
22 | Although it seems evident the United States knew of the earlier treaty ( President Cleveland had issued an arbitral award on its interpretation ) , notice on the part of the third party was not mentioned as relevant by the Court . |
23 | Although it seems unlikely , it does have a history of herbal use , being listed in Gerard 's herbal ; " the floures steeped in oil and set in the Sun , are good to anoint the body that is benummed , and growne very cold " . |
24 | However , if the sequence of P3A diverges between human and cow , dog , rat or mouse , a primer based on the human sequence would not amplify an analogous exon , although it seems unlikely , given the overall homology between bovine , murine and human sequences of this gene . |
25 | Although it seems unlikely that lay people could get involved with the detailed engineering design of major projects , given proposals for a specific local project their general interest can sometimes expand to include not only a concern for the siting , appearance and general design of the system but also an interest in the more general policy issues : for example , is the proposed project the best investment option ; what are the alternatives ? |
26 | Although it seems unlikely the residents will be allowed to keep the flat other accomodation may be found . |
27 | In view of the importance of language in education , the authors also suggest that the BPVT might be used to assess scholastic aptitude , although it seems unwise to rely solely on one test for this purpose . |
28 | ’ He accordingly discharged the registrar 's order although it seems plain that , but for the decision in Cloverbay [ 1991 ] Ch. 90 , and on the basis of earlier authorities he would have upheld it . |
29 | Instead I had to sit and watch him produce the belt , and although he seemed pleased enough with it the incident left me even more empty of joy than before . |
30 | And although he seemed full of hope for the future , somehow I thought he would never be very rich or successful . |