Example sentences of "appears [to-vb] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Pod ’ ( 60cmx×27cm ) , made from two blocked sheets of gilding metal , soldered together and supported on steel legs , appears to float on a brush of spiky copper wire . |
| 2 | In harbour the rig is usually opened out to its full water width of six metres , and the four independently suspended wheels can be retracted into the main hull , so that it appears to squat on the ground . |
| 3 | The discontent voiced by reviewers appears to focus on the implausibility of the novel 's plot and on the incongruity of the unsettling elements in it . |
| 4 | Observe his glasses , his mussel shells for mixing the paint , the fine pencil which he appears to use on a copper base , but most of all note his ‘ bohemian ’ air . |
| 5 | In Japan , structure relates to the hierarchical nature of a collective society ; in individualistic Britain structure appears to rest on a sense of being reasonable ; in Sweden structure seems to have its origins in group perceptions of what is expected , it is an interpersonal process rather than a legal process . |
| 6 | This appears to rest on the view of the United Kingdom position which was expressly rejected in the Westinghouse case . |
| 7 | However , the degree to which the maintenance behaviour is absorbed by several people appears to depend on the strength of the task-oriented actor(s) ; that is , if the group is dominated by one person , then , to restore balance to the group , most other members , for reasons which are difficult to understand , may adopt a consensus-seeking , team-building posture . |