Example sentences of "they seem [to-vb] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those days of fewer opinion polls they seemed to play a much smaller , less intrusive part in the elections . |
| 2 | ‘ They seemed to have a pretty good idea about what it might be . |
| 3 | It seems at first quite astonishing to learn that neither the inventory in Jacques 's marriage contract nor that made after death provides any evidence that he was a flute-player or maker ; they seem to contradict the generally held view that he was a maker - a view which is supported by an entry in von Uffenbach 's diary which records a visit he paid Jacques in 1715 : ‘ He [ Jacques ] led me into a tidy room and showed me there many beautiful transverse flutes that he himself makes and from which he wishes to gain special profit . ’ |
| 4 | These suggestions may be considered dated in that they seem to presuppose a somewhat static teaching situation with pupils amenable to being told where to sit , rather than the modern classroom with its active learning , and mobile , enquiring pupils . |
| 5 | They seem to lead a totally charmed life , the family : ‘ I do inspire envy , ’ says Pat , with resignation . |
| 6 | In part they seem to be societal — you score no points if you ditch your spouse — but largely they seem to concern the very basic matter of pair-bonding . |
| 7 | They seem to involve a highly personal spiritual search for an idyllic free space for women which is ultimately compromised by latent elements of patriarchal oppression of women . |
| 8 | They seem to have a reasonably clear meaning , and have the merit of linking diverse bits of information together in a coherent pattern , and it provides an explanation for the content of Judaism and Christianity especially , and may have some application for understanding and explaining the ritual developments in Hinduism and Buddhism , as will be illustrated in Chapter 5 . |