Example sentences of "[noun] do [not/n't] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words did n't seem able to describe the confusion of her feelings for fitzAlan . |
| 2 | And attempts by several African countries , including Zimbabwe , Kenya , Nigeria and South Africa ( would you believe it ? ) to ban sales of these soaps do not seem to have done much to lessen its ' widespread use . |
| 3 | Hewart had held both Law Officer positions in the post-war Liberal Government ( although it should be said that his arguments in The New Despotism did not seem to trouble him much in that capacity ) and Marriott , an Oxford academic , also become a prominent Conservative MP . |
| 4 | For the benefit of Mr. Ian Aitken and The Guardian , and others , our objection was not to the social charter which was , of course , not even under discussion at Maastricht — although the Leader of the Opposition did not seem to know that . |
| 5 | Now , ’ he waved a fork at me , ‘ if the guy was spending more money than Bonanza expected and Bonanza did n't seem to mind what 's the obvious thing ? ’ |
| 6 | Cross-sector links between primary and secondary schools did not seem to be well developed . |
| 7 | They pointed out that the information provided by such an analysis of the components of shareholders ' funds did not seem to be useful and was difficult to interpret . |
| 8 | She was still shivering and her head felt muzzy , but now she was lying down the boat did n't seem to be doing quite so much heaving and rolling . |
| 9 | Large units do not seem to be deficient in democratic qualities and may even be more democratic in some respects ; 4 . |
| 10 | The residents and traders do not seem overly worried about indiscriminate parking they seem to regard it as an advantage which the town has over others . |
| 11 | In the 1940s wives were still bitterly resentful of the fact that their husbands did not seem to realise that they needed leisure . |
| 12 | The weekend with chums in Chichester did not seem , on the Monday 's showing , to have left Micky Banks much time to look at his lines . |
| 13 | On the other hand , Jessamy derived some satisfaction from the knowledge that Eleanor did n't seem to have got one iota further in her own subtle pursuit of Julius . |
| 14 | Marie did n't seem to understand the question : ‘ No , no , ’ she shook her head vigorously . |
| 15 | The offshore industry do n't seem to be exploiting laser processing technology at all . ’ |
| 16 | He and Bella did n't seem to be having very much fun without him . |
| 17 | One can speculate why , with so much in common , Greeks and Jews do not seem to have spoken to each other . |
| 18 | However , the joy and fulfilment which many had found in lesbian and gay relationships did not seem to fit the official pronouncements about sin ! |
| 19 | It was in no way intense , and indeed coming from such a figure it could not help but appear a little maternal ; Mrs Hill did not seem to discover anything odd in her own attitude , and would consult Clara 's opinion without any attempts at subterfuge or bravado ; she would defer to Clara 's position in the class by outrageously open remarks such as " Now , Clara , you 're the only girl likely to remember what I said last week " , or " Well , I suppose I 'm wasting my breath on all but Clara Maugham . " |
| 20 | By contrast the single malignant polyp identified as expressing a mutant type p53 protein did not seem to contain a mutation at codon 12 of the K-ras gene , although obviously we can not current exclude the presence of codon 13 or 61 mutations . |
| 21 | No more ! ’ she cried , but Travis did n't seem to hear her . |
| 22 | People who are used to stock market investment do not seem concerned about risk and those who are worried over risk do not seem keen to put funds in the market . |
| 23 | Light did not seem to do this and so , according to Newton and many others , must be made of particles ( because two light particles could never add up to give zero , or darkness ) . |
| 24 | Curbs on ownership of water buffaloes and other ruminant emitters do not seem likely , nor would it be possible to cover up rice paddies and melting permafrost in the tundra . |
| 25 | Sadly , population planners and contraceptive manufacturers do not seem to share women 's concerns . |
| 26 | This last headline did not seem fully to express the collective view of the Shadow Cabinet and the next instalments of the Meacher plans for social security never appeared — much to our disappointment . |
| 27 | Normally he would have had little patience with the attitudes of the Fromes , but the morning after such a bereavement did n't seem the time to argue the social or political toss with them . |
| 28 | drivers do n't seem to be fully aware of what the legal speed limits are and which roads are the most dangerous . |
| 29 | Dr Evans had made several visits as well , and was able to report that the damage to Faye 's eyes did not seem to be worsening . |
| 30 | And although his eyes did n't seem to move the prickle of her skin sensed that he had n't missed a thing , from the mass of dark hair which was now half-up and half-down , to the crazy oranges-and-lemons earrings which she 'd clipped on because — well , just because it was Saturday and sunny , and because she had felt like it . |