Example sentences of "seems [prep] be quite " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to be one thing ( and a wrong thing by the Bill of Rights ) , to impeach or question proceedings in Parliament ; it seems to be quite another to ask a House to confirm whatever it is necessary to confirm in order to ascertain what the House has resolved . |
| 2 | His confession — that he had been responsible for poisoning Mozart — has intrigued historians and musicians ever since , but it seems to be quite unfounded . |
| 3 | It 's a simple formula , but one that seems to be quite successful , judging from the number of copies sold already . |
| 4 | I do n't think the English need to nurture their sense of isolation ; that already seems to be quite mature . |
| 5 | Memory is an inadequate guide to advertising effectiveness though , other things being equal , there seems to be quite a good a priori case in favour of memorability . |
| 6 | Dobson seems to be quite sure of this , but Machyn was almost certainly a Londoner , and his Diary is one of the most valuable primary sources for the study of EModE London pronunciation . |
| 7 | seems to be quite useful nowadays . |
| 8 | Indeed the term ‘ Community Care ’ seems to be quite specific to English speaking countries and elsewhere the term ‘ home-based care ’ is commonly employed . |
| 9 | There seems to be quite a number . |
| 10 | ‘ There seems to be quite a lot of room for our clothes , ’ said Penelope . |
| 11 | It seems to be quite a talent she has . ’ |
| 12 | He breeds horses and seems to be quite content to do that . ’ |
| 13 | But learning in school seems to be quite another process , and very much less successful with the majority . |
| 14 | However the idea seems to be quite poplier , so maybe one day who knows |
| 15 | There seems to be quite an increase over the year , erm , virtually double . |
| 16 | It seems to be quite clear that there would be no tax charge upon the beneficiary under general principles because of the obligation of the borrower to repay the loan . |
| 17 | The bit about reception is writing the visitor 's name in the visitors book seems to be quite reasonable . |
| 18 | It seems to be quite serious . ’ |
| 19 | The site seems to be quite deliberately prepared and constructed in a series of specific events . |
| 20 | It seems to be quite recent . |
| 21 | I have now received 3 letters and 1 card , and the time seems to be quite good — about 6 days in some cases . |
| 22 | Nanking Univ. , like other Chinese Univs. , seems to be quite small in numbers — only 3,000 students and 12 departments . |
| 23 | If just these three are taken , Trollope 's view of women seems to be quite reasonable , though rather odd for his time , and encompasses all types — from the ordinary to the extraordinary — without really saying one is better than the other . |
| 24 | It seems to be quite well run , we have n't , we have n't got round to joining it . |
| 25 | Well no , seems to be quite , I was busy yesterday and , and it seemed to be a really busy week , but a couple of appointments fell down , but I 've got quite a busy night tonight . |
| 26 | Now that seems to be quite scandalous . |