Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] to have be [det] " in BNC.

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1 This point helps to explain why there do not appear to have been many actual dismissals for pilferage ( we assume that we would have been told if there had been an abnormally high incidence of these ) , but we would still have expected there to be some if pilferage has been common , particularly since store security is not under Fred 's control .
2 There do not appear to have been any empirical studies which have looked for an increase in the amount of information reflected in share prices as a result of the commencement of trading in index futures ( except in so far as volatility reflects information ; see Chapter 13 ) .
3 There do not appear to have been any children ( none are mentioned in his will ) .
4 They were a primitive and tribal people , and do not seem to have been such fierce opponents as the Saxons .
5 The practical services rendered by each side to the other do not seem to have been all that large although there is still considerable speculation about the volume of weapons with which the Vietminh were supplied .
6 But there do n't seem to have been any serious consequences from the BBC spoof .
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