Example sentences of "[modal v] seem to [be] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some tastes these measures , and particularly the last , might seem to be simplistic responses to public outrage — based on the old principle of having to be seen to be doing something , anything in a crisis . |
| 2 | He points out that such a provision bans any invasion of sovereign territory , air space and maritime zones , even where there might seem to be good grounds . |
| 3 | If such stipulations are made for so mundane a practice as motoring , they would seem to be reasonable precautions for protecting our environment for the rest of time from possible damage by man-made creatures . |
| 4 | There are three records which have defied the searches of record-collectors , and since no one alive today has examples to compare them with , they would seem to be prime candidates for potential forgers . |
| 5 | Such places as sand dunes along the seashore would seem to be virtual deserts in terms of the food and water on offer , but rabbits will travel considerable distances to feed . |
| 6 | Questions about the quality and price of commodities would seem to be natural applications for expert determination , but events have not borne out that assumption . |
| 7 | Admittedly , Popper and Habermas may seem to be strange bedfellows ; for they have entered the lists against each other precisely over their views on knowledge and reason , both of them seeing the other as an unwitting ideologue . |
| 8 | ( Pollock , 1976 , p. 157 ) Also , at least some of what we call causes may seem to be ordinary things or indeed stuff , such as the snow . |