Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it seems " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , ‘ Motherese ’ is composed of many different characteristics and it seems reasonable to suppose that there is considerable variation among adults in respect of how far these features are reflected in their speech to young children . |
| 2 | I have had the advantage of reading those speeches and it seems appropriate that I should set out my conclusions without repeating in detail the facts and points for decision in those authorities . |
| 3 | Although ( until its last days ) all votes in both houses of the Supreme Soviet were unanimously in favour of government proposals , both specific and general policy criticisms were made in speeches and it seems certain that these were sometimes seriously considered by party and government in formulating future policy . |
| 4 | It looks fairly ordinary , although it 's one of the ‘ big head ’ designs and it seems to be made of some sort of high-tech composite of plastic and metal . |
| 5 | If he does not , you may even wish to suggest one of them yourself , in circumstances where it seems a lesser evil than a final warning or dismissal . |
| 6 | I understand the various accou er professional bodies in the accountancy industry are in fact doing that but I think the government should also do that because it is not just the probity of financial institutions we are concerned about , it is also er the auditing of other commercial concerns and it seems to be that in this case the public interest has taken second place to the government 's wish to do as little as possible , yet again the minister said in the debate that if we were to do anything further in response to a question put by my honourable friend the member for Grimsby , it would need legislation , primary legislation . |
| 7 | Although there is no clear evidence , reference made in Van Gogh 's letters indicates that the sexton 's house was on the north side of Turnham Green ( now Acton Green ) , and although he referred to a Methodist school , in all probability the church at Turnham Green was another of the non-conforming denominations and it seems likely that the little wooden church at Turnham Green , which he had sketched , was the earliest Congregational Church , sited off Chiswick High Road , opposite to its junction with Chiswick Road , and just west of King 's Place , The little church was probably in use prior to the erection , in 1878 , of the large Congregational Church on the adjoining sit . |
| 8 | Erm there 's also a very strange statement in paragraph which says that the nineteen sixty eight act is intended to provide a network of sites to enable gypsies to move around or settle , but in practice many gypsies are settled on permanent sites and it seems to me that that is the logical result of having insufficient pitches in that if th you know there are n't enough pitches for you , you are not going to get up and go from a permanent that you 've been living on and move off in case you ca n't one somewhere else and that seems to be the inevitable logic of the government 's own failure to make sure that there is adequate provisions in local sites . |
| 9 | Erm as far as I 'm concerned Mr Donson 's point that there are significant areas of the county which are covered by other policies , national parks , heritage coast , high quality agricultural land , Erm that may be true but there are significant areas which are not covered by those policies and it seems to me that if erm the county structure plan is going to provide a strategy then it should be relatively comprehensive . |
| 10 | The contract itself recognises usages as well as rules and it seems more likely to me that the rules may , in some cases at any rate , have developed out of and given partial expression to usages rather than that they should indicate the absence of usages beyond what is contained in the rule . " |
| 11 | Now that idea was to get everybody together and erm because there have been certain members of the staff which have n't been looked at for a period of time they 've escaped the net as it were in the last couple of times and it seems that we 've had the same guys for the last three years and some have erm |
| 12 | The paint , so thick in places that it seems to exist independent of the canvas , becomes an integral part of this annual cycle . |
| 13 | There have been smiths for very many years and it seems likely that workings excavated at Killellan by Colin Burgess in 1974 were those of a bronze age smith . |
| 14 | ‘ We are checking rail stations but it seems you can catch a train to anywhere in the country at 5pm on a Friday from Leeds and so they could be absolutely anywhere . ’ |
| 15 | This is intended to reflect her costs as ‘ carer ’ of the child(ren) but it seems probable that many people will interpret it as being money for her maintenance . |
| 16 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 17 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 18 | I run into the arms of Andy 's parents walking with the dogs near the ornamental ponds and it seems like an age before I can tell them what 's happened because my voice wo n't work and I can see the fear in their eyes and they 're asking , ‘ Where is Andrew ? |
| 19 | But EC politicians are meeting later this month to discuss maternity rights and it seems likely that Britain will be forced to bring in a more generous package . |
| 20 | It has been adopted by many authors and consultants and it seems to mean many things , depending on the author and context . |
| 21 | This result could have been spelled out more clearly in the statutes but it seems to me to follow from the provisions of the statutes as they stand and , contrary to the argument of Mr. Page , to be no more curious than the alternative for which he contends . |
| 22 | Would he tell us then what he believes the impact of the er pay settlements will have on the spending he 's allowed local authorities because it seems to me there must either be a cut in staff er and a cut in services if they 're gon na keep within the the money that he made available at the time when he was n't aware of these settlements . |
| 23 | In some cases relatively modern fields can be seen to reflect these early arrangements and it seems , in areas of old ( or continuously ) enclosed land , that much of the basic framework of the landscape may be prehistoric . |
| 24 | There is some movement either way , but in broad terms and it seems to me what proponents of other sectors are doing basically , is suggesting that their particular segment is better because of erm possible improvements which may or may not take in the future . |
| 25 | ‘ I feel it discourages burglars and it seems more welcoming when one comes back to an empty house . ’ |
| 26 | I took Tim to the match one Easter Monday they played Luton in league match , and Ted played , the old Ipswich player , and we go absolutely , it rained , hailed , blew , and we got home soaked to the skin you know , and er it seems to make you feel better if they win you know , but if you sort of put up with those sort of things and they , they lose it 's makes you feel right down in the dumps , but when they get promoted like they did last time it 's remarkable , it 's been remarked about this aspect , that people in local industry seem to work harder , and it seems to be a boost in general local traders make shop window displays and it seems to be a boost to the town in general and give a lift to the town if you like |
| 27 | There is also some evidence that larvae develop in faeces on the skin of pigs and it seems likely that , in housed animals , transmission is by contact between sows and their litters , infection occurring either orally or percutaneously . |
| 28 | A problem with this point of view is that there is in fact no evidence of descent groups having ever existed without these two levels and it seems difficult to treat all documented cases as transitions from a stage for which there is no evidence . |
| 29 | I am always told they you should have a trim every 4–6 weeks to get rid of all the split ends but it seems difficult to grow my hair when it 's constantly being cut . |
| 30 | For though the machine has its critics and it seems clear that not everybody can adjust to its speed and voraciousness , one incontrovertible fact emerges : the machine can generate wealth of such volume as the world has never dreamt . |