Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb mod] appear to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a process is not just ‘ muddling along ’ , although it might appear to be so . |
| 2 | Birds kept in small , well-run flocks may indeed be better off , but ‘ free range ’ is not always the ideal that it would appear to be . |
| 3 | The overriding criterion — that the service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate — does not even have to be based on objective grounds ; it is enough that it should appear to be so to the constable making the arrest . |
| 4 | Rather more lively than it would appear to be nowadays . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ How 's the ball lying , Roey ’ was the cry and , believe me , Mike Hughesdon and Clive Clark 's job is a lot harder than it might appear to be . |
| 6 | But the arrangement is more artful than it might appear to be at first sight . |
| 7 | Without any data being available on this fish as yet , it is difficult to say what the adult size might be , but it would appear to be about 12cm . |
| 8 | Another Kat-Zet usage , widely current , used in many forms : it sounds like smistig , but it would appear to be a conflation of two German substantives , Schmutzstück and Schmuckstück , ‘ garbage ’ and ‘ jewel ’ . |
| 9 | Expressing such views requires courage because it would appear to be taboo to talk about protecting fee income . |
| 10 | As an example he cites Europe ; his political passion — just as it would appear to be Mrs Thatcher 's bete noir . |