Example sentences of "seem to [be] [adj] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There do seem to be some concerns which recur throughout the interviews and seemed to be crucial to people 's views about decision-making in the education and lives of young disabled people . |
| 2 | In spite of their success they seemed to be vulnerable to extirpation in a way that some of the less imaginative molluscs , like the bivalves seemed to be immune . |
| 3 | The chaplain called our office a few days later and seemed to be open to information offered regarding preparation for Todd 's First Communion . |
| 4 | Then again , addictions to substances that affect different types of synapse can be quite similar — and some people seem to be prone to addiction per se , rather than just to have a weakness for a particular substance . |
| 5 | In the process , we shall explore some recent attempts to construct a theoretical notion of ‘ topic ’ , a notion which seems to be essential to concepts such as ‘ relevance ’ and ‘ coherence ’ , but which itself is very difficult to pin down . |
| 6 | Cullen ( 1974 ) , unreported , seems to be contrary to cases such as Mainwaring . |
| 7 | According to the Bishop of Durham , ‘ This Government also seems to be indifferent to poverty and powerlessness . |
| 8 | PLC- β2 seems to be resistant to stimulation by α q , α 11 , and α 14 , but sensitive to stimulation by α 16 ( refs 9 , 10 ) . |
| 9 | Clearly ( as the employers were quick to point out ) keyboarding had nothing in common with what a man had learnt during his apprenticeship : it meant acquiring a new skill , But the men 's reluctance is still Surprising , and seems to be unique to Edinburgh . |
| 10 | Spontaneous and unrehearsed music seems to be acceptable to clergy who do not know about music . |
| 11 | This on the surface may not seem to be hostile to religion , but it causes severe re-interpretation encouraging many people to regard religion as little more than a culturally derived dressing-up game . |