Example sentences of "[noun] seem [to-vb] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Iranians seemed to represent an increasingly important part of the equation . |
| 2 | But she had started to notice that Faye 's level of stress or unhappiness seemed to have an unusually dramatic effect on her blood glucose . |
| 3 | The itching , which is worse at night , particularly affects areas where the shin is loose , and the armpits , lower abdomen , buttocks , and thighs seem to suffer the most . |
| 4 | The threat of direct action seems to put a very different complexion upon political bargaining processes , transforming the view of the significance of pressure groups . |
| 5 | Clean Amplifier seems to mix a little more of the clean sound in with the overdrive . |
| 6 | In the early fourth century , therefore , a remarkable aptitude for the manufacture of circular designs seems to accompany a taste-presumably of clients — for Orphic themes . |
| 7 | After further discussion it was agreed that , due to the complexities of the regulations surrounding financial transactions , and the obligation to make regular returns to the headquarters about financial matters , investigation of the FI category seemed to offer the most potential for improvement . |
| 8 | But Consuelo seemed to want a little more enthusiasm , so she added , ‘ He 's not a poor man . |
| 9 | There was no logic , except that this man 's presence seemed to have an uncannily disturbing effect on her nerves . |
| 10 | The substitution of the term " information " for the old " press and propaganda " , and its promotion to ministerial level seemed to indicate a more wide-ranging approach to questions of what the general public might know and think of the regime ; while the allocation of official attention to tourism suggested that , by contrast with the days of autarchy and isolationism , foreigners were henceforth to be encouraged to come to Spain . |
| 11 | Mr Cardinal seemed to relax a little . |
| 12 | The films made from ‘ Angry ’ texts seemed to mark a similarly definitive rejection of the previous orthodoxies , with Brief Encounter acquiring an unenviable figurehead status as the paradigmatic sexless , middle-class , British film — hence the scorn of the audience that contained Raymond Durgnat . |
| 13 | Summarizing , we can conclude that the GGGCCC motif seems to adopt a strongly curved conformation with a direction of curvature opposite to and the magnitude similar to the A-tracts . |
| 14 | EC countries now accept that energy efficiency improvements seem to offer the most promising single policy tool for CO2 reductions . |
| 15 | FIGURE 2 of all the birds , ducks seem to have the most rhythmic lines — here the head can be resolved from controlled spirals . |
| 16 | Franchise operations seem to provide a surprisingly large amount of luck to judge by their substantially better survival rates . |
| 17 | As she more than once said , our letters over the years seemed to reveal a shockingly high mortality among our friends . |
| 18 | And Italians seem to have the most matter-of-fact attitude to drinking wine ; they take it for granted , just like the bread and salt on the table . |
| 19 | For example , girls at the age of 12 and 14 years seem to take a more mature attitude to personal relationships , seeing their complexity and reciprocal nature , while boys are more exploitative . |
| 20 | Although a number of different agencies were contacted by schools for support and guidance in the area of health education , the Health Education Board for Scotland ( HEBS ) and the various area health boards seem to have a particularly relevant role to play . |
| 21 | What appears to work within the carefully structured world of the article seems to have a dubiously partial relation to what it represents about Balinese life as a whole . |
| 22 | F.W. Faber seems to have a strangely voyeuristic pleasure in her sufferings . |
| 23 | Perhaps this was because with two full tanks and six people aboard we were just short of the 5,090-pound max weight — or more likely Tony was deliberately limiting the output of his nearly-new engine below the normal 36 inches and 2,300 rpm , but the long Wiplines seemed to have a much less clearly defined hump than other floats I have flown . |
| 24 | Her back seemed to press a little harder against the cushions . |
| 25 | Only the White Park seems to stand a little apart from the crowd , but there is an interesting factor in the haemoglobin alleles which separates the Jersey , Guernsey and South Devon from other British breeds and suggests a remote link with the cattle of Asia and Africa . |
| 26 | If we look at the information that we have on fluoroscopy , erm this was quite helpful er a hundred and thirty five patients seemed to have a fairly open prostatic fissure and the fissure was narrow in seventy seven erm most of the patients with obstructions had a narrow fissure . |
| 27 | In the 1932 election campaign , Hoover 's gloomy performance seemed to reflect the steadily worsening economic situation . |
| 28 | As for the treatment of those unfortunate enough to contract the disease , let them choose whichever approach seems to hem the most expressive of reason . " |
| 29 | Sally-Anne was delighted by his changed manner ; he always looked so charming when he smiled — even the scar seemed to disappear a little , and as she was always ready for fun herself — a trait she shared with her papa — and the game looked like being fun , she said , eyes shining , ‘ Oh , I play to win , too , but a good servant always does what the Master commands , ’ and she cast her eyes down in the manner of a stage domestic registering submission . |
| 30 | After it was drunk , Lady Merchiston seemed to recover a little of her lost vitality . |