Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] seem [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may be times when , in the pressure of a hectic Monday morning , this may seem of marginal relevance ; but there are plenty of times when it does not . |
| 2 | To the non-angler this may seem of little importance but to the lesser informed JB is 50 per cent of the firm of Bruce and Walker , rod manufacturers , and as far as we were concerned walked on water ! |
| 3 | This may seem like bad news for the auctioneers and sellers , but for buyers many pristine aircraft sold at reasonable prices . |
| 4 | While this may seem like hard work , the benefits to be gained , in terms of opening up the fingerboard and greater harmonic awareness , are invaluable . |
| 5 | This might seem at first sight to express the naive view that onomatopoeia and other kinds of sound symbolism constitute essential features of poetry , but Wimsatt 's conception of the iconic function of language embraces a great deal more than this . |
| 6 | To the older generation , this might seem like typical rave music . |
| 7 | Although this might seem in one sense to be an unequivocal expression of deference , it becomes clear that it is purely conventional as soon as one imagines an Englishman acting in this way in the presence of his Queen . |