Example sentences of "not seem [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Now , this may not seem to be a feasible solution , except for the odd application such as electric blanket or underfloor heating where full wave rectified unsmoothed 50 or 60Hz AC will produce heating from a mixture of 81% DC and 19% AC at 100 or 120Hz and above . |
2 | At first sight this might not seem to be a serious problem ; one thing stands for others if it is used or taken as representing them . |
3 | There does not seem to be a consistent dose related hepatotoxic effect , even in overdose . |
4 | DNA bending does not seem to be a general feature of eukaryotic transcription factors and has hitherto only been demonstrated for little more than a handful of such proteins ( see e.g. 44,69 and references therein ) . |
5 | There did not seem to be a living soul left among the houses , except for someone banging on the door of the lock-up . |
6 | There did not seem to be a half-way house between public and private ownership . |
7 | Although anal intercourse may play some part it does not seem to be a necessary activity for the development of anal cancer . |
8 | Shoulders and upper arms are covered by a cape , or perhaps rather a cape-like adjustment of the dress : seen from the back it does not seem to be a separate garment . |
9 | Therefore , the potential influence of male homosexuality on the development of anal cancer does not seem to be a new phenomenon . |
10 | Prior involvement in course validation did not seem to be a major factor . |
11 | Plate descent itself does not seem to be a major factor as isostatic rebound does not appear to occur after subduction has stopped . |
12 | The other did not seem to be a real problem at all . |
13 | However , there does not seem to be a simple connection between resistant rocks and incised meanders , as Blache has pointed to the fact that the lower Loire passing through Palaeozoic rocks does not meander , while the Seine has meanders in the Chalk of a greater size than those found in the Mississippi . |
14 | There did not seem to be a satisfactory answer to that and indeed to prolonging this very bitter rollicking that he was bent on awarding me . |
15 | A General Council of all the Churches does not seem to be a realistic possibility in the foreseeable future . |
16 | Despite the reliable reporting of symptoms and conserved sensitivity to acid , reflux symptoms reflected poorly the prolonged oesophageal acid exposure and do not seem to be a reliable guide to the severity of oesophageal involvement in PSS . |
17 | For instance , to many researchers there does not seem to be a universal cause of depression : some depressions are due to lost love-objects ; some seem to be more constitutionally based . |
18 | There does not seem to be a constant period before illness develops , and in some people , infection estimated to have lasted for more than eight years has not resulted in illness . |
19 | On the other hand , the proportions of vegetation destroyed in temperate habitats are much less , and this does not seem to be a limiting factor in these areas . |
20 | But there does n't seem to be a self-pity problem in the Happy Isles . |
21 | There does n't seem to be a regional accent in this area does there ? |
22 | There does n't seem to be a consistent upward pattern er traffic that comes into a dealers showrooms to buy cars can be up one week , it can be down the next . |
23 | Well he do n't seem to be a bad swimmer at all he really do n't |