Example sentences of "the only [noun] that seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only idea that seemed feasible was for the Collector to put on the rusty suit of armour which stood in the banqueting hall and to go out there with a scythe . |
| 2 | The majority of young girls who went into prostitution had not been dragged or coerced into ‘ shame ’ ; often it was the only course that seemed open . |
| 3 | The only questions that seem to have excited the commentators are : is the recession over ? |
| 4 | Forty years later , the only families that seem to be really flourishing are the many varieties of fungus ( a mould that grows in damp conditions ) . |
| 5 | The only ball that seemed to find the pocket was the white , in a bad dream of in-offs and in-withs — plus , from Julian , a world-class in-instead , the cue-ball struck with such prodigious unintentional sidespin that after a deadened impact it ambled on grimly into the corner bag . |
| 6 | The only benefits that seem to have been suggested is that their proposals are better than what 's there at the moment , er Grant Developments must be aware that there is a , an approval , a current planning approval for the development of that site , which is a development to retain the existing bungalow and develop the existing bungalow , and to build a house in the rear . |
| 7 | How regrettable it is that so often in the marriages that we come across , those are the only promises that seem to be made , and the only mention of God within the family . |
| 8 | Perhaps the only facts that seem to be emerging on this topic are the following two : first , slavery is rare among hunters and gatherers , and , secondly , it occurs most often among pastoralists [ Goody , 1980 ] . |
| 9 | The only damager that seems to occur to the floats is a light scuffing . |
| 10 | Remembering what Garvey had said about comforting the sick dame , Gabriel leapt to the end of the play and snatched at the only words that seemed the right ones for these poor corpses , these walking dead : |
| 11 | The only killer that seems to have much success in dealing with this troublesome prey is the North American marten known as the fisher . |
| 12 | The only thing that seemed to be stirring most people was their scorn of Chamberlain . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , the only thing that seems to unite Conservative Members in this debate is their refusal to accept the social charter and the social measures which many of us feel are so important . |
| 14 | And the only thing that seems to stand in the way of doing anything commercially sensible with County Farms is that every time we deal with it , somebody says , ah , but it can only exist as an entity , let's keep it as that , let's pass it on to a trust , let's safeguard it , let's do this and that . |
| 15 | One of my main questions arose from the constant accusations that have been made that Moonies ( and other new religions ) actually brainwash their ‘ victims ’ — this being the only explanation that seemed plausible to many of the parents and friends who had observed the often radical changes in behaviour wrought in those who joined the movement . |