Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] seem to be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Some candidates still seem to be anticipating an examination paper that exclusively tests discrete technical topics ( for example , leasing , deferred tax , disposals , pensions and foreign currency translation ) . |
2 | These covers often seem to be added for effect rather than functionality . |
3 | For Joe Trace , a door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products , and his wife Violet , the good times finally seem to be rolling . |
4 | Large companies still seem to be finding it increasingly difficult to retain top management . |
5 | We have failed to grasp it and , although some of the eastern European countries now seem to be succeeding in the adaptation to a market economy , many others , including Russia , are likely to fail . |
6 | It is a symptom of sociology 's low status as a scientific discipline that so many researchers still seem to be seeking for the philosophers ' stone , or seeking status by attempting to theorize beyond their means . |
7 | Doctors and nutritionists always seem to be telling us to eat less of the foods we enjoy . |
8 | ‘ The guitars always seem to be drowning him out , ’ she complained , with some justification . |
9 | On last week 's events — Wabi and the Microsoft/Insignia roll-out ( UX No 434 and see pages one and three ) — Burnham says he 's glad that vendors finally seem to be acknowledging the importance of the application community with real initiatives . |
10 | On last week 's events — Wabi and the Microsoft Corp-Insignia Solutions Ltd roll-out , Burnham says he 's glad that vendors finally seem to be acknowledging the importance of the application community with real initiatives . |
11 | Indeed , the key choice many managers now seem to be making is whether they develop their own system or buy one ‘ off the shelf ’ from several management consultants in the field . |
12 | Things now seem to be moving . |
13 | It is unavoidable to begin by referring to Young and Willmott 's ( 1957 ) study of Bethnal Green , and to the much quoted chapter in which they itemize how mothers and daughters and sisters constantly seem to be doing each other 's shopping , drying each other 's washing and looking after each other 's children for the afternoon . |
14 | Just as generals always seem to be planning for better ways to fight the last war , so the study of international relations has often reflected the concerns of the previous generation . |
15 | Mainstream teachers and heads of language departments often seem to be lacking in knowledge of their pupils ' languages . |
16 | The masterclasses certainly seem to be going down well with parents . |
17 | However , children rarely seem to be informed about the possibility of separation or divorce . |
18 | Venture capitalists thus seem to be moving away from riskier start-ups and towards more established companies in buy-out situations . |
19 | Though ‘ LSI ’ bombed with them , the college crowd already seem to be going for the more obviously British routines of ‘ Ebeneezer Goode ’ . |
20 | This is harder to believe than it should be , because textbooks and courses always seem to be structured as if there is a steady progress from chapter to chapter , week to week , grade to grade . |
21 | Epiphytic and epilithic algae colonies also seem to be expanding in the acidic lakes and watercourses of southern Scandinavia . |