Example sentences of "[verb] seem [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the price you paid seems to be fair enough — even taking the bad news into account . |
| 2 | When AIDS was first identified in the USA , all those affected seemed to be gay or bisexual men . |
| 3 | Although these technical advances will not significantly alter the dominant influence of climate on the length of the growing season or on the difficulty of harvesting crops in the hills , the ideas on which they are based seem to be relevant and applicable to a wide range of hill environments and can accommodate many of the regional variations in farming practice . |
| 4 | In the 1980s attention was drawn to the small bowel , where the secretory and motor responses to stress seem to be different in IBS patients . |
| 5 | The holy grail of limitless energy , ‘ harnessing the power of the Sun on Earth ’ , is metaphorically an irresistible force and today , 40 years after the quest began and with over twenty billion dollars already spent trying to achieve it , the barriers to be overcome seem to be immovable . |
| 6 | The 375 years since it was unearthed seems to be short when compared to the 900 years or more it had lain buried . |
| 7 | He seemed to fill it — the very air she was breathing seemed to be full of him , air that he had pulled deep into his lungs first … |
| 8 | Cassie 's first reaction was that the temporal abnormality with which Rose Cottage was afflicted seemed to be worsening . |
| 9 | Although the hit rate does not differ significantly between junctions there do seem to be substantial differences between individual films . |
| 10 | You do seem to be fortunate in going to Sandgate . |
| 11 | While there do seem to be systematic differences between extractive industries like petroleum and metal ore mining , and manufacturing industries like consumer goods , the general conclusion is that where the TNCs are patient and persistent they usually at least recover the value of their seized assets . |
| 12 | In many cases , one suspects that dealers are simply jealous of Gagosian for getting Saatchi 's business , but in others there do seem to be justifiable grievances . |
| 13 | The jobs that do seem to be safe are those of top management : an official familiar with the agenda for next week 's board meeting said that it does n't include any discussion of personnel changes involving John Akers or any other executive . |
| 14 | A few people do seem to be able to remember everything ( they have ‘ photographic memories ’ ) but this can often lead to remembering a mass of unwanted material and so things have to be actively ‘ unremembered ’ . |
| 15 | As it happens , cases have been reported recently in which animals do seem to be able to recognize their relatives as such , but that is another story . |
| 16 | By refining Andrade 's sodium technique Mrs Parratt was able to produce the most beautiful crack patterns on the surface of all kinds of glass and what was more , many , perhaps most of them , did seem to be genuine cracks . |
| 17 | However , in general teachers did seem to be pleased with the outcome and many expressed approval at the improved pupil-teacher ratio for the coming year . |
| 18 | A genre that had grown out of the need for sensationalism did seem to be striking chords at a time of economic insecurity when cities seemed places of dislocation and when , if nothing else , there was a curiosity about how law-breakers operated . |
| 19 | And those families which were the worst , being inns and alehouses , usually some persons in each house did seem to be religious . ’ |
| 20 | Sometimes there did seem to be different reactions from mothers and from fathers . |
| 21 | And even she had to admit that what she 'd seen the Prince show the old woman had seemed to be genuine respect and affection — |
| 22 | The subject had seemed to be taboo ; and he himself had in a way pressed her down into his mind because thoughts of her conjured up a feeling tinged with regret and shame , centred round a scene in the bedroom and the rage of his mother . |
| 23 | He had seemed to be sleeping , yet even in sleep his closed eyelids quivered and his tiny fists were half-clenched . |
| 24 | The blue should have reminded her of his flaming , instead of entrancing her by its own beauty , the beauty which had seemed to be utter and complete in itself . |
| 25 | And charity does seem to be relevant , when we 're hearing that people now , in our own time are really in a an awful state in parts of the world . |
| 26 | ‘ Morale is now quite high because this approach does seem to be serious . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , there does seem to be ample latitude in determining how many tests will be conclusive in a given case . |
| 28 | Thus the theme of respecting the proper boundaries of independence between parents and children does seem to be present in a variety of situations where parents give support to their adult children . |
| 29 | There does seem to be general agreement amongst teachers that the school curriculum should be broad and balanced for all pupils . |
| 30 | Yes , we have complaints about patronising attitudes , and I would have to say that there does seem to be certain lack of insight . |