Example sentences of "[noun] appeared [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet no part of this extravaganza appeared to be derelict . |
| 2 | Staring at her wordlessly , she noticed that Doreen 's lips appeared to be thinner than usual , and that her eyes held a glitter that betrayed subdued anger . |
| 3 | Bella appeared to be unperturbed : ‘ I wondered why she was going on about Mr Bishop and Madge just now . |
| 4 | It acknowledged the difficulties of the police in a terrorist campaign : complimented the RUC on its restraint and professional integrity and pointed out that the number of detectives who had resorted to physical violence appeared to be small in relation to the total force . |
| 5 | He said all the animals appeared to be domestic pets which had been dumped in the park , including a couple of angoras . |
| 6 | These new compounds were often specific for a particular kind of leukaemia , and sometimes they were so effective that remissions appeared to be permanent . |
| 7 | The pilot of a Fuji aircraft at about 500 feet agl on finals , who believed he was number four to land , saw a Cherokee type aircraft approaching him on a collision course from his 10 o'clock ; to him the aircraft appeared to be level or slightly high and under power , and his passenger saw the Cherokee 's landing light flash . |
| 8 | The Education Department appeared to be delighted with what they were doing with the family , and any materials required for teaching the one girl were supplied eagerly and promptly . |
| 9 | If one of the possible extensions scored well , i.e. the top-down prediction appeared to be correct , then the island would be extended further , otherwise the seed would be abandoned for the next best seed word generated bottom-up over that area . |
| 10 | The civilian population in Kuwait appeared to be stunned by the invasion , and although some immediately tried to escape into Saudi Arabia most simply remained in their homes . |
| 11 | In fact Devon appeared to be some way behind other areas of the country in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 12 | Certainly the judge appeared to be confused . |
| 13 | His mood appeared to be unpredictable . |
| 14 | Surprisingly , the adverse effects appeared to be worse for younger drivers and worse for men than women . |
| 15 | The Chancellor appeared to be unmoved by the appeals from some of his party faithful , preferring to claim that his actions were in the country 's long term interest . |
| 16 | On the face of it the motives of Ford and Fiat appeared to be similar , but the key difference was that Ford 's share of the Italian car market was minimal , whereas Fiat 's was in excess of 55 per cent . |
| 17 | All the forensic evidence showed in support of the theory was that the timer used in the Lockerbie bomb appeared to be identical with a batch sold to the Libyans three years before the bombing , and that the clothing wrapped around the bomb came from Malta , which had close links with Libya . |
| 18 | The films were thus split into sections of five seconds each , this interval appeared to be long enough to give subjects a feeling for what was going on while still allowing them to give fairly comprehensive descriptions of the objects and events contained within each film section . |
| 19 | Father Duryea appeared to be hopeful and indulgent . |
| 20 | The more moderate FRY opinion appeared to be prevailing in an internal political power struggle in September , as Panic replaced some ministers and defeated a no confidence vote in the Federal Assembly on Sept. 4 by 66 votes to 30 with seven abstentions . |
| 21 | Its confidence appeared to be growing , for in 1864 the tsar enacted three measures that were second in importance only to the emancipation itself . |
| 22 | This group appeared to be opposed to both Mobutu and the leadership of the Sacred Union , calling for a new generation to take control of Zaïrean politics . |
| 23 | The distinction appeared to be maintainable while the courts applied a very limited form of review . |
| 24 | Damien 's body appeared to be twisting and writhing like a fish on a line but there was no escape for him . |
| 25 | " So the railway engineer 's job appeared to be complete . |
| 26 | Interestingly , the disparities appeared to be greater the less serious the offence , which may have something to do with the virtual absence of Court of Appeal guidance in respect of less serious offence types , which we remarked on above . |
| 27 | It came as little surprise , therefore , that the close relationship appeared to be unaffected by Iraq 's August invasion of Kuwait . |
| 28 | The only other mould found to have equal activity was one kept in culture by La Touche , with which Fleming 's mould appeared to be identical . |
| 29 | The change in the figures appeared to be due to things like administrative convenience . |
| 30 | It is worth recording , however , that further investigation showed that both acidic paper and detached pages appeared to be significant factors in the assignment of items to Categories 4 and 5 ( the two ‘ worst ’ categories of overall condition ) , since although only 27% of all items requiring repair had loose pages , 43% of those in Category 4 , and 60% in Category 5 were so affected , and although only 18% of all items suffered from apparently acidic paper , 30% of those in Category 4 and 60% in Category 5 suffered from this defect . |