Example sentences of "appears [verb] be [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | after leading Sunderland to the FA Cup final last May.But he appears to have been on borrowed time ever since . |
| 2 | But he appears to have been on borrowed time ever since . |
| 3 | Whig Jacobitism , however , appears to have been of minimal significance in Scotland . |
| 4 | The precise rating of the engine is not known , but Thomas had specified about 25 h.p. , and it appears to have been of that order . |
| 5 | Sir James Matheson , who had made a fortune in the China trade , bought the Isle of Lewis in 1844 , and at least part of the large sums he spent there ( in addition to famine relief and assistance for emigration ) appears to have been of direct benefit to the islanders . |