Example sentences of "and [noun] [adv] seem to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors and nutritionists always seem to be telling us to eat less of the foods we enjoy . |
| 2 | It is , of course , not easy to interpret the columns of figures which appear in the school brochure — and headteachers often seem to be adept at presenting their results in positive terms . |
| 3 | It is unavoidable to begin by referring to Young and Willmott 's ( 1957 ) study of Bethnal Green , and to the much quoted chapter in which they itemize how mothers and daughters and sisters constantly seem to be doing each other 's shopping , drying each other 's washing and looking after each other 's children for the afternoon . |
| 4 | Again , such subjects typically have to develop a more ‘ scholarly ’ , conceptual or abstract side in order to gain admittance to and status within the academic fold , although to some extent they can isolate themselves from other faculties and departments — art and design in the polytechnics and colleges often seem to be states within a state , enjoying an autonomy underpinned by their separate location on inherited art college sites . |
| 5 | Most of my family is in the medical profession and doctors always seem to be full of drama . |
| 6 | The schools market is an area where booksellers and publishers increasingly seem to be on opposing teams , playing on that all too familiar unlevel playing field . |
| 7 | This is harder to believe than it should be , because textbooks and courses always seem to be structured as if there is a steady progress from chapter to chapter , week to week , grade to grade . |