Example sentences of "[not/n't] appear [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Liz was nibbling pistachio nuts , surveying dominions , Shirley , hot , red and angry ( but not appearing to be angry ) was listening yet once more to her mother-in-law 's description of her digestive system and what the doctor had said about the swelling of her legs , a commentary which followed closely upon her complaints about the absence of her two older grandchildren who had ( in Shirley 's view very wisely ) buggered off to a disco at Maid Marian 's Nitespot . |
| 2 | Although he did not appear to be undernourished , he was pale-faced . |
| 3 | Those which grow near silty areas do not appear to be strong plants . |
| 4 | Therefore , the day-by-day changes in the timing of rhythms seen in the aged do not appear to be due to day-by-day irregularities of habits , and this suggests an internal cause due to the body clock . |
| 5 | The same calculation for sharing a bed ( 22% ) should be viewed with caution since the ethnically specific relative risks associated with this factor do not appear to be homogeneous . |
| 6 | He was perturbed that , according to Eleanor , she did not appear to be well or happy . |
| 7 | As a contribution to the development of sources of geothermal energy , an attempt is being made to establish credible gas geothermometry for the East African Rift , for conventional models do not appear to be applicable . |
| 8 | Volenti would not appear to be applicable but the court might hold that Arthur has been contributorily negligent in respect of his injury and reduce damages accordingly . |
| 9 | For households that did not qualify for council tax discount , data on adults other than the liable person did not appear to be necessary . |
| 10 | Cross-domain collocations did not appear to be effective , as was expected , which underlined the importance of accurate domain identification when using domain-specific dictionaries . |
| 11 | Overall he was not a happy man : ‘ There did not appear to be much Christmas spirit about this year . |
| 12 | Does it apply to a public utility which may or may not appear to be similar to a local government ? |
| 13 | We are left with only five texts in which the linguistic confusion does not appear to be attributable to textual interference . |
| 14 | At one of the interviews where both an arts adviser and an administrator were present , differing views were expressed , but surprisingly , the ambiguity of this did not appear to be apparent to either interviewee . |
| 15 | But it is ground which does not appear to be fertile for anything — let alone an attempt to build an alternative to Africa 's elitist and beleaguered educational system . |
| 16 | According to the report , the proposed staffing structures for the projected new unitary authorities do not appear to be capable of maintaining the current level and quality of services and management practices . |
| 17 | Here , however , the peltae themselves do not appear to be hollow , and the volutes have only one band . |
| 18 | There are unquantified provisions in MAFF 's regulations for reducing the number of HLCAs paid where land ( including common land ) is ‘ overgrazed ’ but there does not appear to be one instance of MAFF ( nor of WOAD in Wales ) enforcing this provision . |
| 19 | While this does not appear to be such an earth shattering decision , it is one of the few occasions when a coroner 's action has been criticised . |
| 20 | Loadings do not appear to be good with one train having only three coaches . |
| 21 | The examples described below illustrate all these , though as yet there do not appear to be many instances of disasters in the management of which GIS has played a significant part . |
| 22 | Incidentally , the bank in its present state does not appear to be insolvent as assets are estimated at $1.1bn and liabilities a mere $10bn . |
| 23 | The reason I say this is that i ) , there does not appear to be financial problems with the Club and ii ) , there has been no talk of buying another class player . |
| 24 | However , this cross-domain recognition does not appear to be mutual . |
| 25 | Many of the events do not appear to be amenable to prevention . |
| 26 | However , as the Philips Report ( HMSO 1954 ) pointed out : ‘ The contribution to be expected from any likely postponement of retirement would not appear to be large in relation to total available manpower . ’ |
| 27 | However there does not appear to be large over-capacity in the government bond market to the extent believed to exist in the equity market . |
| 28 | But while such differences are common , they do not appear to be universal . |
| 29 | Pregnancy itself does not appear to be harmful to women with HIV infection . |
| 30 | The prisons do not appear to be full to overflowing as in so many European countries . |