Example sentences of "[adv] seem [prep] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Act of Reading , Wolfgang Iser argues that the literary work should be understood as a means of communication rather than as a representation of the world : ‘ It is a vital feature of literary texts that they do not lose their ability to communicate ; indeed , many of them can still speak even when their message has long since passed into history and their meaning no longer seems to be of importance ’ ( 1978:13 ) . |
| 2 | It did not seem to be of any consequence , for it made no immediate difference . |
| 3 | The produce did not seem to be of high quality . |
| 4 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 5 | The lunar maria , nearly all of which are located on the near side , also seem to be of impact origin , with subsequent infill by rather dark material . |
| 6 | The guilloche of the outer border also seems to be of thicker strands than the three-strand guilloche of the latter . |
| 7 | The pictures however did n't seem to be of artistes of any kind ; they were just of anonymous , handsome young men , the sort of photographs that Boy had seen in barber 's windows showing the kinds of haircut you could get . |
| 8 | So it did n't seem to be of any hardship to anybody for for the mother to be involved in er political activity . |
| 9 | The size of the mare too seems to be of little importance , and mules are much more alike than their parents might seem to suggest . |