Example sentences of "seems [to-vb] [conj] it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone seems to agree that it is easier to translate a novel than a poem : that one may appreciate the greatness of Dostoevsky in translation in a way that is not possible ( say ) of Pushkin . |
| 2 | It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 ; indeed evidence seems to indicate that it was one of the oldest and largest settlements at the time of Domesday . |
| 3 | Derek seems to remember that it was shortly after this change that a couple of what could have been nasty instances occurred . |
| 4 | ( Note that the law seems to assume that it is the father who should be prosecuted unless the mother alone has custody . ) |
| 5 | Richard Roxburgh ( Letters , April ) seems to suggest that it is alright for BBC Enterprises to produce training videos as long as they are not successful . |
| 6 | Either way , the word seems to suggest that it was their inability or refusal to suckle which was regarded as characteristic — a supposition exactly in line with my theory that they represent the masculine , aggressive , weaning mothers of early agriculture . |
| 7 | He seems to think that it is fair that I should have first crack since I am the one who has carried the worms about for the last umpteen days . |
| 8 | Celia Brackenridge seems to think that it is at best frivolous , and at worst ideologically unsound , to suggest that any progressive change is possible in a field of civil society and popular culture ( such as sport ) unless or until we have put the world to right . |
| 9 | These poltroons seems to think that it 's a big deal to hoist a few pints of Smithwicks after an afternoon spent with their heads stuck up some geezer 's back passes . |
| 10 | However , this has to be made compatible with Marx 's claim that knowledge is produced in thought ( it is a thought-object ) a statement which seems to imply that it is , after all , produced by individuals . |