Example sentences of "may [adv] appear to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Restrained as he may now appear to be , his precariously balanced control might well snap as his passion mounted . |
| 2 | Themes in existence by 1950 were continued in subsequent decades but they have developed so extensively and changed so dramatically that their origins may now appear to be many years away . |
| 3 | Mock solemnity of this kind may seem rather tiresome , just as practical jokes are often not funny to those on whom they are played ( they may often appear to be lightly camouflaged forms of aggression ) , but such jokes were characteristic of the society in which he now moved : it is difficult to imagine him playing tricks on Pound or Lewis , for example . |
| 4 | This may not be immediately obvious , and in some cases in may even appear to be contrary to what one would normally regard as " common sense " . |
| 5 | The truth of this creed would then become accepted as axiomatic and be regarded as an article of faith , although , to those who closely examine the propositions they may well appear to be self-evidently true . |
| 6 | It may well appear to be somewhat deserted at first , but please do n't forget that these fish will grow quite large , and fast , so the lack of crowding at the start will help towards the fish 's comfort , a point which we must never fail to overlook . |