Example sentences of "seem [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although supporting evolution , these discoveries did not always seem to confirm the Darwinian interpretation of how the process worked . |
| 2 | The acquisition of a new machine may temporarily raise enthusiasm for a particular task , but it does not seem to affect the basic feeling of satisfaction or dissatisfaction : |
| 3 | The LOS pressure , current smoking status , pack years , alcohol ounce years , age , and the use of bronchodilators did not seem to affect the oesophageal mucosa . |
| 4 | Co-housing might seem to carry the ideological baggage of communes from decades past . |
| 5 | Whilst this is expecting a great deal for such groups , a measure of personal ministry to the individual plus group ministry to one another would seem to preserve the right balance . |
| 6 | Halfway through a d-i-y job , when you reach for a screwdriver , do you always seem to find the right tip and size on the last you pick up ? |
| 7 | Pug people say their club is classless , but the dogs do seem to attract a certain kind of owner . |
| 8 | ‘ That turn of phrase you have … would seem to indicate a good deal of education . ’ |
| 9 | and Torrington and Weightman would seem to indicate a significant emphasis on 1 , 2 3 and 4 with substantially less stress on 5 , 6 and 7 . |
| 10 | The excavator suggests that the positioning of the doors and the size of the buildings ‘ does not seem to indicate an agricultural function ’ ( Millett 1983 , p. 247 ) , preferring to see the stability of the layout as a reflection of social units , whether divided by ‘ kinship , sex or status ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 11 | You know , the number and I mean has n't been able to get round to buying space in the T T G and Travel Weekly until the first two weeks in February cos we were so late in informing him I must had this conversation has taken away the brochure so there 's not a copy here but we 'll try and get hold of some as soon as possible but I mean they 're mainly for Glasgow but had been been up there from R and D y'know and she said that the people up there did n't seem to know the slightest thing about interline how to deal with interline tickets and agency tickets and all that sort of business . |
| 12 | Moreover , these differences did seem to reflect the objective figures — the correlation between mean estimate and the actual figure across the 23 scenarios used was 0.702 , p<0.01 . |
| 13 | Although I do seem to remember a little scene after you 'd carelessly cut your hand at the fountain , when I mentioned a few more personal attributes that were to my liking . ’ |
| 14 | This problem does not seem to afflict the radical right in the same way ; since the early 1980s the Thatcher Government has been able to implement radical change without alienating its newspaper support . |
| 15 | In fact , stockmarkets do not seem to penalise the defence-related companies most heavily dependent on defence contracts ; since the end of 1989 , shares in companies which get most of their business from the Pentagon have risen more than diversified firms ( chart 3 ) . |
| 16 | It does seem to strengthen the ritualistic patterning of history . |
| 17 | Admittedly , the theology of the end of days is vague enough : Daniel does not seem to expect a universal resurrection of the dead . |
| 18 | Kate did not seem to play a great part in her husband 's political life : she appeared on platforms with him from time to time , but she was by no means an automatic member of his entourage . |
| 19 | However , scent does not seem to play a large part in hunting . |
| 20 | Although Feingold 's theory was not entirely right , he was correct to single out food additives for blame — they do seem to play a disproportionate role in hyperactivity , compared to other types of illness such as asthma or eczema . |
| 21 | Although the time a child spends on task relates to many factors , including some beyond the teacher 's control , the organizational complexity obtaining in many primary classrooms would seem to play a significant part . |
| 22 | However , the joy and fulfilment which many had found in lesbian and gay relationships did not seem to fit the official pronouncements about sin ! |
| 23 | All the aquariums house bogwood with the Plecs , as they all graze on the wood , and it does seem to constitute an important part of their diet . |
| 24 | Paradoxically however , the breakdown in value consensus that generated the accountability movement might seem to require a new form of consensus if accountability demands are to be satisfied . |
| 25 | But the word ‘ provoked ’ does seem to require a human act rather than a natural event which leads D to lose self-control . |
| 26 | It was obviously an extremely fragile position : and this was an extremely fragile argument : but it was also one which would seem to require an unlimited US commitment . |
| 27 | Right s s so , so part of what we , we , we will er be looking for is a kind of policy which would seem to favour the rich peasant , would seem to reassure the rich peasant , that , that 's |
| 28 | the hypothesis may seem to give a palatable explanation of the emergence of life on Earth , but it merely pushes the problem one stage back : how did life originate on the planet of these putative alien space travellers ? |
| 29 | No one from either DEC or the museum could seem to give a clear idea of how complete the prototypes will be at the end of the research contract in April 1995 . |
| 30 | For instance , in his discussion about " navigable rivers " he actually says that the phrase : ( 24 ) the only navigable river unambiguously expresses the characteristic notion , and not that of being true for some particular occasion ; but this does not seem to give an indisputable picture of normal English usage , and the same goes for his remark about : ( 25 ) the only river navigable which he describes as " unambiguously occasion " . |