Example sentences of "might seem [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That there should be trouble on a July afternoon in Birmingham might seem strange until one notes the date : 14 July , 1791 , was the second anniversary of the storming of the Bastille . |
| 2 | Considering how long the formation of Deacon Gray had been in the pipeline , the eventual timing might seem strange . |
| 3 | At first sight it might seem strange to consider unconscious forces within a concept of consciousness . |
| 4 | Having been a teacher for over 30 years it might seem strange that I should begin a book on primary education by reflecting on the significance of schooling . |
| 5 | Feeding on carrion might seem strange behaviour for a bee , but in fact many tropical species do supplement their pollen-and-honey diet in this way . |
| 6 | It might seem strange that one should need to justify such a choice of topic . |
| 7 | It might seem strange that rapes such as these carry a lower penalty than a Category 2 case in which the defendant threatens violence against one party with the aim of securing intercourse with another , but where no violence is perpetrated and sexual intercourse does not in fact take place . |
| 8 | This might seem reasonable enough . |
| 9 | That might seem reasonable , except that in China it is quite normal for ailing politicians to be filmed for the evening television news on their sick beds , perhaps receiving wishes for a speedy recovery from solicitous friends . |
| 10 | It might seem reasonable to propose that the features of spoken language outlined in the preceding section should be considered as features of utterances , and those features typical of written language as characteristic of sentences . |
| 11 | This might seem curious , but Ford of Europe only allows dealers to have a maximum of eight franchises and Evans was at its limit . |
| 12 | For example , it might seem curious that a member of the RICS could be a director of a commercial company offering a range of services to the public , yet not be permitted to occupy the same position in a company offering the very skill for which he has been trained . |
| 13 | And since I 've just sworn an oath to this effect , it might seem pointless to offer further assurances , particularly since I ca n't back them up . |
| 14 | While it might seem simple common sense to argue that , for example , tax relief on profits must be an important factor in the decision of a manufacturer to produce offshore , this is not always relevant . |
| 15 | Scotland Yard meant serious trouble , and though this thin-faced lugubrious-looking man might seem mild at first , there was a quid , controlled purposefulness about him that made holidays seem a 1u way away . |
| 16 | Although it might seem impossible to get cooperation from such a child , given his usual behaviour , this should not put you off . |
| 17 | Refusal might seem ungrateful or unkind : " Oh please do , " she said . |
| 18 | He added that although the figures might seem worrying , the number of people using bicycles in the town was greater than anywhere else in the county by 3.4 per cent . |
| 19 | The beam weapons that might seem invulnerable in 1983 might turn out to be no more potent than peashooters in 2033 . |
| 20 | While this might seem rash or unreal to some , it is in fact already an accepted idea , supported by such prophetic figures as John Muir , Fraser Darling and Percy Unna . |
| 21 | At first , this might seem beneficial as the 1990s see a return of the excellent conditions for world agriculture that prevailed in the 1950s . |
| 22 | It might seem self-evident that the commission of a crime amounts to unlawful means , but this is not so , at least where the crime is created by statute . |
| 23 | Churchill inspired but also unnerved his listeners at the same time by painting the prospects of the armed struggle in darker and more dramatic tones than might seem necessary or desirable . |
| 24 | The walls are covered with posters illustrative of various radical causes — nuclear disarmament , women 's liberation , the protection of whales — and a large reproduction of Dante Gabriel Rossetti 's painting , ‘ The Lady of Shalott ’ , which might seem incongruous unless you have heard Robyn expound its iconic significance as a matrix of male stereotypes of the feminine . |
| 25 | It might seem idiotic but a scene from a recently released Hollywood film about American football , the programme , depicts young players testing their bravery by lying in the middle of a busy road as the traffic drives by . |
| 26 | It might seem appropriate to extend theft in this way in order to make it cover as many ways as possible of getting property dishonestly . |
| 27 | On first sight , ‘ election year , might seem appropriate , but in 1974 there were two elections in a year , and even if all three attributes were part of the key , there are still duplicate relations . |
| 28 | C It might seem tedious to you , but it might be interesting to them — because I mean to say , if you waant them to know your culture you afi chat it [ afi = " have to " ] |
| 29 | It might seem long-winded , but dependent upon er if you get it right at the start with it , it might mean that one of the things we 're suggesting er you might say no , it 's not for me this , but you might think that job analysis is a good way of identifying training . |
| 30 | Then this heroine does something that might seem sheer foolishness . |