Example sentences of "[noun sg] appears to have made " in BNC.

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1 However , this failure appears to have made little difference to the fortunes of the Labour Party .
2 Although its standard Informix SE relational database engine has been available on DOS since 1984 , Informix Corp appears to have made little impact on the lower end of the market , concentrating instead on its core Unix business .
3 ‘ As I say , sir , my father appears to have made a full recovery and I believe he is still a person of considerable dependability .
4 If the bookie appears to be offering unfavourable odds , then a gambler will tend not to bet , whereas if the bookie appears to have made a mistake by offering , say , odds of five to one on a horse that you think is a sure thing , then you 'll place your money there .
5 ‘ Your ankle appears to have made a remarkable recovery , ’ he said caustically , switching the subject .
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