Example sentences of "appear [prep] be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the height of the gale I go down to the pier to see how our local boats are doing , but all the anchors appear to be holding firm . |
| 2 | Aspects of this more sociological and humanistic interpretation of teaching quality will be developed within the chapter through a discussion of teacher cultures , careers and strategies , and their implications for the maintenance and persistence of those ‘ transmission ’ styles of classroom teaching which appear to be incurring official disapproval . |
| 3 | You certainly appear to be experiencing dramatic alterations in the working pattern of your life and the Full Moon on September 5th may well bring about another major change or sizeable upheaval . |
| 4 | And a glance at the supermarket shelves reveals that many manufacturers appear to be ignoring environmental concerns , especially about packaging . |
| 5 | For Deutschland ( literally ‘ Germany ’ ) is the name given , half in envy , half in derision , to that region beyond the Ghetto where successful neighbors appear to be imitating German Jewish standards of living . |
| 6 | Empirical evidence also began to build up , and Spooner ( 1972 ) , in a study of employers who had moved to the southwest found that more of them cited the attractive environment of Devon and Cornwall as reasons for moving to the area , than its labour supply , and Lonsdale and Browning ( 1971 , 267 ) found that manufacturing plants in 10 southern USA States were more orientated to rural than urban areas and that : ‘ manufacturing firms appear to be placing increased emphasis on rural and small town sites ’ . |
| 7 | Not least , Tokyo share prices will fall if Japanese companies , lulled into complacency , appear to be delaying overdue cost-cutting . |