Example sentences of "[noun] it seem [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this latest theft it seems that the extra security measures were no deterrant . |
| 2 | In this latest theft it seems that the extra security measures were no deterrant . |
| 3 | To American eyes it seemed that the whole of South-East Asia was now threatened . |
| 4 | There was something inside me after all , and whatever it was — to my untutored mind it seemed that it must be exceedingly unpleasant , even hideous — it was not well . |
| 5 | After a period of some confusion it seems that Carvin gear is going to get proper distribution in the UK . |
| 6 | We were in line with the Craven fault it seemed and in an electric storm the tower and all its domestic equipment spat and sizzled like a jumping cracker . |
| 7 | In my own study it seemed that young women are becoming more critical of ‘ traditional ’ gender roles , but young men are not . |
| 8 | In this study it seems that the higher fibre diet expanded the proliferative compartment in both the proximal and distal colon and would thus appear to increase the risk of colonic mucosal cell instability . |
| 9 | In practice it seems that the land transactions were by agreement . |
| 10 | A few stars pricked the sky , and in the warmth of the car it seemed that she and Luke were the only two people in the world , travelling through a hushed darkness together . |
| 11 | At first glance it seemed that the vision of Monnet and Schuman of gradual sectoral integration binding the participants even closer together was one important step nearer realisation . |
| 12 | It is Eastern European in origin , and when I was in Hungary it seemed that every back garden was devoted to growing a mixture of dill and poppies . |
| 13 | Although there are conflicting dicta it seems that an owner who is not in occupation of the land at the time when the thing escapes is liable if he has authorised the accumulation , and that anyone who collects the dangerous thing and has control of it at the time of the escape would be liable , perhaps even when he is carrying it along the highway and it escapes therefrom . |
| 14 | In many respects it seemed that feminist aims regarding women 's rights in the public sphere had been achieved . |
| 15 | In all other respects it seemed that I was winning . |
| 16 | For a second it seemed that he would be unable to respond , but then he found his voice . |
| 17 | And for many years of their marriage it seemed that she was . |
| 18 | In all directions it seemed that scientific investigation was triumphing over ignorance , and scientific analysis replacing rule of thumb . |
| 19 | One other point worth mentioning is that when dealing with a lease of the whole of a building , the landlord and the tenant will have to consider whether the airspace above the building is to be included or excluded from the demise , as without specific reference it seems that a lease of a building will include the airspace above it , at least to such height as may be necessary for the use and enjoyment of the land and any structure upon it . |
| 20 | But from the two paper on pages 539 and 541 of this issue it seems that , in at least one important respect , the mammalian visual cortex and the insect optic lobe operate upon visual patterns in a similar way . |
| 21 | In the early days of July it seemed that the president 's plan could not fail : the leaders of every mainstream party joined the ‘ Yes ’ campaign , leaving opposition in the hands of an unholy alliance between the Fascists and Communists . |
| 22 | To Nkrumah it seemed that the British — and also the United States and France — were behaving in a devious and cynical fashion , pretending to uphold the UN but in reality sanctioning the separatist regime of Tshombe in Katanga . |
| 23 | In the early postwar decades it seemed that governments had some clear options . |
| 24 | During the Cold War it seemed that aliens , like communists , were poised to invade the West . |
| 25 | Even with the drama of Munich and the prospect of war it seemed as though Alec Reid had not found time for the outside world . |
| 26 | For a brief moment it seemed that the rain still hesitated , that it would only patter dispiritedly on the dust-filled gutters where its drops rolled like quick-silver . |
| 27 | Rodrigo , hearing of this , rushed to Alfonso 's aid and for a moment it seemed that the Emperor would relent and rescind El Cid 's banishment . |
| 28 | For a heady moment it seemed that they would not be disappointed . |
| 29 | For a moment it seemed that he would protest , but then he got up . |
| 30 | She did not turn her head when Melissa entered and for a moment it seemed that she was unaware of her presence . |