Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [modal v] seem a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To many modern readers it may seem a strange book , perhaps even a repulsive one with all its blood-sacrifices . |
| 2 | To many newcomers they can seem a celebration of village conviviality , but closer inspection often reveals that who actually speaks to whom depends very much on background and life-style . |
| 3 | Moderator it may seem a little strange to resist this er addendum but I do so really because er it 's never a good idea to er to be amending what is in a sense a liturgical piece of work on the floor of the house . |
| 4 | Put in those terms it may seem a strange statement , but it is one of the essential differences between true epics and novels , which deal , on the whole , with the world of ‘ reality ’ . |
| 5 | On first sight it might seem a case of plus ca change , plus c'est la meme chose . |
| 6 | Judged by the robust standards of classical physics it may seem a rather wraith-like entity . |
| 7 | Although in retrospect it might seem a vain hope to disguise ourselves as a motor yacht , we were not well known in the area and there were , after all , quite a few converted HDML 's about in those days , so we removed a few obvious identification marks from the ship including our uniforms , flew the red ensign and settled down to wait . |