Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] do [not/n't] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | But its nakedness does make it appear extremely ugly to many cat enthusiasts and does not seem to compensate for its oddity-value . |
| 2 | He was laughing with a group of female technicians and did not seem to be aware that anything unusual had happened . |
| 3 | The other customers retained their normal appearances and did n't seem to notice anything odd about Mr and Mrs Smith , who were still boars as I backed out of the shop carrying the bags of groceries . |
| 4 | The Prime Minister is clearly now on the ropes and does n't seem able to fight back . |
| 5 | While the Indians appear to understand roughly what we 're doing — they 're happy to do retakes and do n't seem at all put out by this great big eye being pointed at them — they do n't seem to understand about the idea of acting . |
| 6 | Despite the reliable reporting of symptoms and conserved sensitivity to acid , reflux symptoms reflected poorly the prolonged oesophageal acid exposure and do not seem to be a reliable guide to the severity of oesophageal involvement in PSS . |
| 7 | They were concious of their decision and did n't seem to put them in a great dilemna |
| 8 | The family lived in one of the Barratt houses and did not seem to Helen unduly prosperous , but clearly one was losing one 's eye for these things . |
| 9 | To my knowledge , Hallidayan linguists have always concentrated on marked theme and do not seem to have considered that a rheme can also be marked . |
| 10 | she was nice so , she would admire his fine colours and did not seem much herself , so , she wanted |
| 11 | The Pacific , though , had already waited three years and did n't seem in any particular hurry this year either . |
| 12 | The story is much the same in all four cities : social conservatives trying to push their ideas through school boards , parents frustrated that schools have fancy ideas but do n't seem to teach children to figure , write or read . |
| 13 | The Wang Garden was the only restaurant in that part of the country , unless you counted the Paragon Café , which served pizza and eggs and did n't seem to know the meaning of its name . |
| 14 | ‘ That he 's running round London killing people and does n't seem to want to stop . ’ |
| 15 | The same report , reversing the earlier legend excusing the Führer because he was being kept in the dark by his underlings in the Party , added : ‘ Even the Führer has lost much sympathy among the people because he has apparently let himself be taken in by his Party people and does not seem to notice what things are like in the State today . ’ |
| 16 | All of them were aware of their role and did n't seem to mind too much that their peers thought them to be crazy . |
| 17 | She is a good woman but does not seem particularly suited to the life and work of a broadcaster . |
| 18 | The old grey wood , though still dampish , looked as adequate for its purpose as its fellows still forming the boathouse floor and did n't seem to have been weakened in any way . |
| 19 | The attacks came without warning and did n't seem to be set off by any direct thought about being moved . |
| 20 | John MacCulloch , M.D. , who was a geologist , did visit Islay but does not seem to have been impressed . |
| 21 | John MacCulloch , M.D. , who was a geologist , did visit Islay but does not seem to have been impressed . |
| 22 | People moved out of his way and did n't seem to mind doing so . |
| 23 | Speed came on for White and did n't seem to have many problems although that 's prob- ably because he did n't touch the ball much . |
| 24 | Mr and Mrs Reynolds appear bemused by the speed of events and do not seem to be aware of the severity of the situation , despite a discussion with the surgeon about the possibility of the need for a colostomy ( a surgically formed opening into the colon through which faecal material is excreted ) . |
| 25 | Headteachers say governors come to school on special occasions but do n't seem disposed to become involved more routinely in school affairs . |