Example sentences of "[modal v] seem [to-vb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That master would seem to have been Taglioni , now filtered to us through the Bournonville version . |
| 2 | There would seem to have been little doubt , however , in Mr Justice Lindley 's mind . |
| 3 | Unlike the issue of sterling there would seem to have been little choice in the line of action to be followed . |
| 4 | But for the present it will suffice to say that on this matter Lanfranc , no less than Anselm , would seem to have been content to rely on the tradition of the Canterbury monks , supported by documents which gave historical support to the testimony of the living word . |
| 5 | These ‘ would seem to have been traditional at the time , for Ormandy did the same in his Philadelphia recording . |
| 6 | On the contrary , they would seem to have been involved in precisely the kind of political and military activity from which Jesus , according to later tradition , is dissociated . |
| 7 | If , on the other hand , an arthritic patient reported that the joint problems had cleared up but that she was becoming increasingly anxious and irritable , then the physician would be worried and would be certain that the wrong treatment had been given , even though , superficially , it would seem to have been effective . |
| 8 | Some sort of private grudge would seem to have been responsible ; Do you know of anyone who could have wished him harm ? |
| 9 | This event only lasted two days , but the amount of coinage and artefacts lost during that period would seem to have been enormous . |
| 10 | This , plus tax demands and a steady loss of communal land to corrupt mandarins and village notables , would seem to have been enough to produce this peasant revolt in whose heartland both Phan Boi Chau and Ho Chi Minh had been born . |
| 11 | Although much of this increase would seem to have been voluntary , as debt became more attractive relative to equity , the fall in aggregate demand left companies in an exposed position . |
| 12 | But even where there may seem to have been little affection shown and where few apparent links remain , emotional ties that go back to earliest days are strong , and feelings about the death of a parent are bound to go deep . |