Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] appear to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To judge by the official Labour literature , they would appear to be a moderate bunch . |
| 2 | To engage in activities defined as ‘ craft ’ without thinking about it might appear to be a merry dance but the sludge is always there to be slipped up in . |
| 3 | He says that Wilko always talked in riddles with him , became jealous at his popularity and so sold him to the scum so he would appear to be a traitor . |
| 4 | It would appear to be a relatively recent phenomenon in the CAB that so many client problems seem insoluble . |
| 5 | From the shape of the body , its long tail and thin arm with prehensile fingers it would appear to be a monkey , with what could be a crested helmet on its head . |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | Hence , to issue new shares at a substantial discount to the market price and then underwrite it would appear to be a case of double indemnity in which the primary insurer is assured of a very small probability of having to make a compensation payment . |