Example sentences of "seem have be [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Whether he originated the union or not , its inspiration seemed to have been Thomas Moore , a former naval officer who campaigned tirelessly for the rights of seamen , and who became its honorary president .
2 The major factor in the deaths seems to have been polystyrene ceiling tiles in the kitchen and living room .
3 The Jacobite riot at Newcastle-under-Lyme in July 1715 was a well-planned and carefully staged affair , and one of the patrons seems to have been Ralph Sneyd , MP for Staffordshire .
4 The main area under discussion seems to have been Venezia Giulia and Trieste .
5 In view of the benevolent rule of the communes this might seem to have been retrograde step .
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