Example sentences of "not appear [prep] [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not appear to be altogether necessary , having regard to the grade of the inclines , but possibly the condition of the bond has induced them to add this so as to prevent the semblance of a hang to the descending tank . |
| 2 | The work did not appear to be just one of those relatively soul destroying , ‘ anything to keep them occupied ’ jobs that many prison inmates are forced to undertake . |
| 3 | She did not appear to be unduly depressed and now said that she thought the act had been rather drastic , but did not regret it . |
| 4 | Benedict did not appear to be unduly concerned . |
| 5 | It does not appear to be physically addictive . |
| 6 | The case for exempting small and medium-sized companies from the obligation to comply with the Standards does not appear to be particularly strong ; but exempted they are . |
| 7 | At first sight the cone shell does not appear to be particularly dangerous but it carries a secret weapon that can cause an unusually painful death . |
| 8 | However inversion would not appear to be particularly appropriate given the actual data involved in this case . |
| 9 | It does not appear to be particularly aggressive but will chase off any fish that enter the territory surrounding its flowerpot . |
| 10 | The Emperor Peckoltia does not appear to be particularly aggressive but will chase off any fish that enter the territory surrounding its flowerpot . |
| 11 | Woe betide the witness or counsel who did not appear to be fully candid ’ . |
| 12 | As Fulbright presented it , in what amounted to a proclamation of American innocence and British guilt , the US had been had' by her allies ; and while this may not appear to be entirely convincing , Fulbright had picked up the importance of what Acheson had described as the danger of Ho Chi Minh 's ‘ direct communist connection ’ — and might , indeed , have gone further . |
| 13 | At that point , the Russian spirit did not appear to be too affected . |
| 14 | Fortunately , this does not appear to be too difficult : Garland ( 1985a ) , who has provided a pioneer account of the emergence of the biological positivists , would , I think , agree with Jeffery and Matza on the following : determinism , differentiation and pathology . |
| 15 | Although Koehler ( 1914 ) suggested that O. nodosa was conspecific with O. anomala several differences are apparent , O. anomala differing from O. nodosa by the following characters : 1 , the jaw appears narrower than O. nodosa ; 2 , the apical and oral papillae do not appear to be as long nor as widely separated from each other as in O. nodosa ; 3. the distalmost oral papilla is often large and flap like in O. anomala but long and flattened like the other papillae in O. nodosa ; 4. the shape of the oral shields differs in O. anomala where it is rounded pentagonal with a rounded to obtuse proximal angle , straight lateral sides and a straight or slightly rounded distal edge , in O. nodosa it is a more ornate pentagonal shape with an obtuse proximal angle , slightly indented lateral sides and a rounded distal edge or one with a slight median projection ; 5. the ventral arm spines of O. anomala are slightly rugose with small or no secondary points doing the shaft ; those of O. nodosa have very prominent secondary points along the shaft ; 6. the ventral arm plates of O. anomala appear to be narrow and less axehead shaped than O. nodosa . |
| 16 | Councillor Begg continued : ‘ Although at first glance , the council tax does not appear to be as complicated as the community charge , it is still a very complex tax compared to the rates . |
| 17 | But there are differences in that they are not owned by family dynasties , are not as rigidly organized through central holding companies and do not appear to be as dominant in specific industries . |
| 18 | However , those two qualities — innocence and a sense of responsibility — do not appear to be so much in demand in children 's stories if we are to believe a booklet published by the Evangelical Alliance . |
| 19 | Compared with other regions , such as Bordeaux ( 750–950 millimetres ) , Burgundy ( 630 millimetres in the Côte d'Or ; 700millimetres in Beaujolais ) and the Loire valley ( 620–700 millimetres ) , however , this does not appear to be so high . |
| 20 | The experience then was that floating did not appear to be very successful since individual countries depreciated their currencies so as to gain a competitive advantage over their trading rivals . |
| 21 | They are of the underrated because the universal characteristic of high skill is that , to an observer , the performance does not appear to be very difficult . |
| 22 | These administrative arrangements broke down some of the barriers in co-ordinating services , but grassroots co-operation has not appeared to be necessarily easier than elsewhere in Great Britain . |
| 23 | The Icicle Works do n't appear to be particularly active at the present moment and Ian McNabb was recently to be spotted playing a solo gig at Camden 's Underground Club . |
| 24 | He gave her a salute , but did n't appear to be too chastened . |
| 25 | I , I , I 'd would teach them to stand up and tell them the truth , there do n't appear to be too many of them about these days |