Example sentences of "seem [adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the face of it , therefore , it would not seem possible to maintain the view that morality without religion is unthinkable , or like a house built on sand . |
| 2 | And if the robot control function requires a signal filter , it would seem sensible to incorporate the filter block as part of the DSP recognition software rather than reach for discrete analogue components . |
| 3 | If the subscription for life governors is raised it would seem sensible to follow the example of many other charitable bodies and allow life subscriptions in instalments , covenanted if the subscriber pays income tax … |
| 4 | James did n't seem disposed to take the hint . |
| 5 | Since she did n't seem willing to read the translation , Robert took on the job himself . |
| 6 | If , on the other hand , the minimal change required is one necessarily involving one or more full lexical items , then it would seem justifiable to diagnose the deviance as semantic . |
| 7 | It would consequently seem appropriate to examine the extent of Nizan 's personal involvement in cultural politics between 1927 and 1939 , and to assess the nature of his wide-ranging cultural production within the context of the highly charged political and cultural atmosphere of this specific historical moment . |
| 8 | Contradictions which might seem likely to undermine the system have often the reverse effect . |
| 9 | On the basis of the MAFF-DoE memo this would seem likely to include the farming and fertiliser industries , and would give the Ministry of Agriculture almost total control over the policy . |
| 10 | Buying Nicaraguan coffee , ecological soap powder and non-animal-tested make-up from the local Health Food store does n't seem likely to bring the world to heel or alter the balance of world economic power . |
| 11 | It may seem obvious to try the investigation yourself first , but this can have hidden dangers . |
| 12 | SIR JACOB : It is right that she do n't seem desirous to drown the remembrance of her original in her education . |
| 13 | It would therefore seem prudent to restrict the use of topical streptokinase to patients not at risk of myocardial infarction . |
| 14 | Britton would seem still to represent the law . |
| 15 | Words did n't seem able to describe the confusion of her feelings for fitzAlan . |
| 16 | It does seem fair to contact the child 's existing school before any decision is made so that the school can make some attempt to reconcile differences with the parent and also to avoid the accusation of pupil poaching . |
| 17 | If so , then , having delivered it , he did n't seem anxious to continue the subject . |
| 18 | These good children who wrote to Santa this year , and their parents and nannies , do n't seem keen to continue the tradition of leaving sherry out . |