Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [modal v] appear [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless any cash payment is passing which is required by the husband for the purchase of another property , a contract would appear to be unnecessary and is certainly not required if the transaction is to be carried out following a court order ( whether by consent or otherwise ) as application can always be made to the court for the terms of the order to be carried out ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 2 | The optimal reproductive strategy for a male would appear to be mature as quickly as possible , so as to achieve as many matings as possible . |
| 3 | Such a horse may appear to be a rather solitary animal , but if the other horses had been removed in his absence , he would have been upset and uninterested in eating . |
| 4 | Such a record might appear to be an occasion for delight in consumers and pride in the industry , but it did not in fact arise from efficiency increases ( indeed physical indices of efficiency showed a decline because of inadequate investment in new plant ) . |
| 5 | At first glance two tanks standing side by side in a room may appear to be the same . |
| 6 | To a casual observer water on a surface may appear to be in complete contact with it . |
| 7 | The obvious basis for a theory would appear to be direct observation of actual children . |
| 8 | However , such a clause would appear to be caught by s3(2) ( b ) , as a clause by which the seller claims to be entitled to render " a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected of him " , or " no performance at all " . |
| 9 | For example , writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be solitary activities in which individuals exercise personal skills . |
| 10 | So if a foal exhibits characteristics or mannerisms that are not displayed by its mother , or other horses that it is with , but only by its father , such a characteristic would appear to be inherited . |
| 11 | Despite the fact that a worker may appear to be at fault examination should begin with the supervisor immediately responsible for the area concerned . |
| 12 | Yet such a solution would appear to be the last stage in the process of experimentation/disguise previously discussed . |