Example sentences of "[pron] appear [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that it is easy for someone to appear to be above the age of 17 and say laws should be introduced that place less onus on the newsagent , who may be an innocent victim . |
| 2 | I stop playing the pipes before we leave the town as I appear to be missing out as far as the wine is concerned ! |
| 3 | For I appear to be going round in circles in answer to a question which has been worrying me for some time . |
| 4 | It 's certainly the case that I appear to be hitched up with Tod like this , but he 's not to know I 'm here . |
| 5 | To weigh my principles against the risks I appear to be running . |
| 6 | ‘ I appear to be slightly out of synchronization . |
| 7 | ‘ However , I appear to be stuck with it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , Bewdsley , since I appear to be saddled with this place , perhaps it is time you told me precisely what I am worth ? ’ |
| 9 | I appear to be in a bit of a slump and I did not play well in Hong Kong . |
| 10 | Where do you come from , Miss Telford — or do I appear to be inquisitive ? ’ |
| 11 | In fact , as early as October 1 , when your ruler Neptune is challenged by Jupiter in Cancer , you will realise that money is really only half the battle or problem you 're facing this month — because someone appears to be breaking all the rules , if not breaking your heart . |
| 12 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
| 13 | The fact that I appeared to be driving the only topless car on the east coast did n't make it any easier . |
| 14 | It would be too simple to say that I was always cold and hungry , as I appeared to be , at this latter stage of the disease . |
| 15 | And we stood there , me with a great big frown on my face , quite mystified that William could n't see what I was getting at … and William smiling but looking equally puzzled that I appeared to be incapable of understanding what he meant . |
| 16 | Jim said I appeared to be : George had been happy with a metal fence . |
| 17 | One was slung over my shoulder one had got sort of between two limbs I suspect , holding it round the back like that , and another one was over a protrusion that just seemed handy to hold the lot , and as I walked down the street of course suddenly everybody was glancing at me and I realized what I appeared to be doing . |
| 18 | Letting trainees see themselves teach may seem in itself a good enough reason for recording teachers teaching : the benefits of being able to see themselves as their students see them appear to be so obvious . |
| 19 | Emphasis must be placed on certain steps and their qualities which appear to be particular to one country and dances should be limited to those which can be recognised . |
| 20 | A High Commission official has interviewed Selahattin Ozberk , 30 , and a doctor who examined him said that he is potentially suicidal and has scars which appear to be from beatings in Turkey . |
| 21 | It is one of those forms of crime which appear to be ‘ catching ’ , as a disease is communicated from one country to another and one continent to another , like the importation of smallpox from India into London . |
| 22 | This weak growth is reflected in the CIA panel 's forecast for the industry 's sectors ( see table ) although , Freeman added , this was derived from the CSO 's production figures , which appear to be overestimated . |
| 23 | The fox 's role in shaping the ecology of the city 's wasteland is limited by stray dogs , which appear to be the animal 's main enemy in its urban surroundings . |
| 24 | Psychiatrists themselves are not certain exactly how they work but they replace certain amines which appear to be low in those suffering depression . |
| 25 | The so-called ‘ alternative ’ or ‘ complementary ’ medical scene embraces a large number of different ideas , theories and treatments , many of which appear to be in conflict with each other . |
| 26 | Because of the nature of the terrain — the land rocky and barren , the coastline highly indented — villages which appear to be close on the map can often be as far as 30 miles apart by winding road . |
| 27 | Sometimes conditions develop which appear to be relatively benign , the fish continue to feed well are active and seem happy . |
| 28 | Such a gross cyclicity is not , of course , to be confused with the much shorter-phase climatic cycles such as within the most recent , Pleistocene , ice age , which appear to be the consequence of an interaction of several astronomical variables ( Imbrie & Imbrie , 1979 ) . |
| 29 | Recently the neurochemists have come up with a set of toxins which appear to be fairly effective in destroying only cell bodies , leaving axons intact ( Kohler et al . |
| 30 | He aims to show that concepts which appear to be independent are actually interdependent , so that one can not abandon one and leave the others intact . |