Example sentences of "seem [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't seem right on the phone ( … must dash , oh , by the way , I 'm dying ) . |
| 2 | It does not seem possible with the research which their Central Office are regularly doing , and with the continual monitoring of public opinion , that they did not have some idea as to how people would react . |
| 3 | In this and the following story , religious belief played a significant part in what does , or does not seem possible for the client to accept . |
| 4 | Luckily it wo n't seem odd at the airport , travelling without a suitcase . |
| 5 | One reason the idea might seem odd in the case of stones is that stones are not living material . |
| 6 | The current popular level of application of smoke vents to some 3–5% of the floor area does seem low for the fire loads and rate of growth of fire , likely to be experienced in high-bay warehouses particularly when it is borne in mind that unless similar automatic ingress vent areas are provided at low level the effective ceiling vent areas might well be halved ! |
| 7 | It would seem strange for the lord to have pursued a policy of buying up freeholds while leaving undisturbed copyholders who for the most part were virtually owners too . |
| 8 | That move apart , Motherwell did not seem interested in the match and it was no surprise when the Dons went further ahead in the 36th minute . |
| 9 | Once she 'd put the phone down on him the previous night she 'd regretted her skittish way with him , and , after a heart-to-heart with Marlin in which she 'd told him she wanted to go back to England , and he 'd replied that it would all seem different in the morning and why did n't she just take a pill and lie down , she 'd decided to call him back . |
| 10 | Given the apparent turbulence of much of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , with religious Reformations , agricultural riots and the Civil Wars that stability and prosperity may seem elusive to the historian but they were very apparent to many contemporaries , at least among the higher ranks . |
| 11 | Even if the accident does not seem serious at the time , but you think it might have some ill-effect in the future you should apply to the DSS for a decision that it was an industrial accident . |
| 12 | The payment of the deposit may seem simple to the conveyancer , but it regularly confuses the client . |
| 13 | The first choice — between tape , cassette or disc — may seem easy at the moment because videocassette is so clearly in the lead . |
| 14 | This may seem inevitable as the percentage of people working in the UK in service employment rose from 49 per cent in 1963 to almost 64 per cent in 1983 . |
| 15 | It must further be stated that the restrictive effects on trade which may stem from such rules do not seem disproportionate to the end pursued . |
| 16 | This might seem inconsistent with the fact that women were living longer , were it not that longer life brought no immediate improvement in their prospects ; it remained a man 's world . |
| 17 | It would seem reasonable for the seller to stipulate that he will not guarantee the goods ' suitability for that purpose . |
| 18 | If the new husband 's financial status is not acceptable to the mortgagee , so that the mortgagee is only prepared to agree to a conveyance of the property to the wife and new husband if the husband remains liable under the original mortgage , then it would seem reasonable for the husband to comply only with the terms of the court order or matrimonial agreement ( to which of course the new husband is not a party ) and not to convey/transfer to the wife and the new husband . |
| 19 | Secondly , hemiplegic patients often have difficulties eating , chewing and swallowing , and this can seem repulsive to the carer . |
| 20 | The presence of vines is more difficult to explain as viticulture has yet to be proved positively in Roman Britain , although it would seem logical after the Edict of Probus . |
| 21 | As the garrison watched him from the shelter of the verandah they could tell that the rain was having a bad effect on him ; he clearly did not like the way it beat on his head and shoulders raising a fine spray ; nor did he seem partial to the way it poured down the neck of his shirt and coursed down his trouser legs . |
| 22 | It did n't seem important at the time and I was busy . |
| 23 | This is sand-glass stuff and while each grain may seem small at the time there is an invincible logic to what happens in the end . |
| 24 | As the property was purchased jointly for the husband and the wife , it would seem unreasonable for the wife 's solicitors to insist on a full abstract of title and investigation thereof . |
| 25 | Belinda watched her , smiling at first because Faye really did seem pleased about the present , then with increasing anxiety . |
| 26 | He did n't seem worried at the idea . |
| 27 | To the casual or occasional visitor to High Rocks , the season ticket agreement may seem irrelevant at the moment — just something to please climbers living nearby who go there regularly . |
| 28 | It must seem dull from the outside . |
| 29 | Fortunately , those 600 were the last for those shoes as Nike came round with a pair , but Zarei did seem disappointed at the lack of regular sponsorship . |
| 30 | Yes he does seem keen on the railway track . |