Example sentences of "seems [adj] that they " in BNC.

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1 In retrospect , it now seems odd that they were considered the ultimate heavy metal band .
2 In retrospect , it now seems odd that they were considered the ultimate heavy metal band .
3 Why have you heard me say it before today Seems strange that they need to throw out those old curb stones , you 'd of imagined they could of used them again , would n't you ?
4 It now seems possible that they are guided by the low-frequency pseudosounds in the thermals .
5 Yesterday you mentioned that your contractors work to a pre-arranged schedule and it seems possible that they have accidentally omitted this stretch of Station Lane .
6 Can I mention er that I 'm very disappointed that C P O's are n't coming back under the fold I understand the arguments for and against , but when you look at erm the knowledge that two of our new recruits have got , in relation , one in relation to fraud and one in relation to terrorism , it seems ironical that they 're divisional staff and ca n't go round the force giving their expertise force-wide rather than just on er a basic divisional
7 Some of the patterns shown are so elaborate that it seems doubtful that they were woven : some may have been printed with blocks , while others may have been produced by a mixed-medium method , combining printing , embroidery , and appliqué work .
8 It seems doubtful that they could have done otherwise .
9 It seems clear that they had corresponded during 1796 , and by the time they met again at Stowey they were well acquainted with each other 's work .
10 It seems clear that they do and that a comprehension of such differentiation and its basis is part of the apparatus of significant agents , and in particular of speculative builders , in their own active differentiation of locales .
11 It seems impossible that they could not have known where they were ; they can only have ignored it deliberately , and therefore perhaps for political reasons of their own .
12 The relationships through which we work are no less real than those we engage in outside work , and it seems inevitable that they will raise the gamut of feelings , some of which , some men and women will be unable to resist acting out .
13 It seems obvious that they are relevant but how precisely they interact with present behaviour is unclear .
14 So it seems unfortunate that they report that relatively few shops are prepared to work this system .
15 It seems incredible that they were allowed to go up and jump out without any rudimentary training in landing techniques .
16 It seems likely that they will make little impact , one reason being that they appear to be more concerned with targeting existing jobs rather than creating genuinely new ones .
17 It seems likely that they achieve this by integration of the viral genes next to the cellular copy of a cancer gene .
18 However , it seems likely that they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation since it merely requires a local authority to provide sewerage wherever it can but within the bounds of reason and by no means universally .
19 On 29 May anti-aircraft gunners submitted claims for a Ju88 probably destroyed , but it seems likely that they had in fact been firing at one of the Italian Fiats .
20 Thirdly , some elders may demonstrate little verbal consciousness , but from using functional assessment instruments it seems likely that they are capable of sustaining a largely independent life at the level of practical consciousness .
21 Even were descriptions of the relationship between LAD operations and specific aspects of language functioning to emerge , it seems likely that they would be highly abstract and therefore of very little value in planning therapy .
22 Feats as daring as those shown on the frescoes and sealstones are certainly possible and they probably were really performed , but it seems likely that they were carefully choreographed and presented to make them seem as dangerous as possible .
23 We do not have direct evidence of other galaxies , but it seems likely that they are composed of particles and that in the universe as a whole , there is an excess of particles over antiparticles of about one particle per 10 8 photons .
24 It seems likely that they received support from parties within the Uí Néill territory in Ireland , even from among the Dalriadic Scots and perhaps the Picts , anxious to have the bellicose Ecgfrith replaced by a more pacific figure .
25 Although augmented now by police powers to give instructions in the control of processions and assemblies and the new crime of offensive conduct it seems likely that they will continue to be of immense practical importance .
26 Provided , therefore , that the basis of the distinction between and was originally geographical-and it must be emphasized that this is only one possible explanation , albeit perhaps the most tenable on-it seems likely that they had come into currency before the middle of the sixteenth century , before the distinction between the geographical locations of the medreses had begun to become blurred .
27 The livret does not say whether the oboes in the first entrée are the same performers as the harmonie rustique that accompanies the récit , but for reasons having to do with economy of personnel and continuity in the staging , it seems likely that they were .
28 It seems reasonable that they should share the cost of what is after all only a system of humane debt collection acting on their behalves .
29 So although considerable differences remain between the Petralona and Steinheim crania in features such as vault thickness and occipital form , it seems feasible that they can both be regarded as extension of the variation shown in the early Neanderthal population(s) sampled at Atapuerca .
30 Some use them to store management committee records , a few use them for bureau statistics but although their contribution is growing , it seems unlikely that they will have an immediate effect on client queues .
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