Example sentences of "[det] appear [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some appear to be stuck to the branches and one or two are distinctly fluttering their wings , as if in some kind of trouble . |
| 2 | In most cases , however , this appears to be insufficient to account for the amount of subsidence observed . |
| 3 | This appears to be subject to an exception where the licence was granted for a limited period of time and for a specific purpose . |
| 4 | This appears to be one of their basic problems . |
| 5 | This appears to be contradictory . |
| 6 | ‘ This appears to be miniature cricket bat , ’ he said , ‘ carrying the miniature signatures of a pygmy team . |
| 7 | However , this appears to be inconsistent with other cases ( see Victoria Fur Traders Ltd v Roadline ( UK ) Ltd [ 1981 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 570 where the plaintiffs had received air waybills over a period of 25 years and never read the terms on them ) and it seems clear that constructive notice of the terms will suffice . |
| 8 | This appears to be true of chimpanzees ( under poor food conditions ) , orang-utans , and spider monkeys which show neither coalition formation nor matrilines . |
| 9 | So far as I can discover , this appears to be some sort of first parliamentary double . |
| 10 | The authorities responding to the national survey questionnaire all said that they would offer the services of an interpreter , if this appeared to be necessary . |
| 11 | Interestingly , German managers whilst not showing any difference in their feelings of physical health , did show superior psychological health compared to their British counterparts , and these appear to be due to their more frequently and effectively using stress-coping techniques such as ‘ social support ’ , ‘ task strategies ’ , ‘ time ’ and ‘ involvement ’ . |
| 12 | Many appear to be recent colonists from temperate regions , representing species that have extended their breeding ranges northward or southward in post-glacial times . |
| 13 | Three further characters all appear to be ancestral , non-pongine characters not diagnostic of the hominine clade . |
| 14 | So far none of the other languages have addressed this problem and all appear to be stuck firmly at 300dpi . |
| 15 | I 've taken the view that since you all appear to be happy with the provision made for you in I five , you do n't wish to make any comment ? |
| 16 | Family life for many appeared to be disintegrating as divorce rates rose : from 100 000 per annum in 1914 to 205 000 in 1929 . |
| 17 | The shelling stopped and all appeared to be quiet ; even the sniping had ceased . |
| 18 | ‘ That appears to be one experience you and I have in common . |
| 19 | As a result a policy has been arrived at that appears to be acceptable to the majority . |
| 20 | Mr Lawson received a standing ovation for his low-key conference speech , but that appeared to be more of a defensive rank-and-file reaction to widespread media reports of party dissent than enthusiasm for the unflinching substance of the message . |
| 21 | As Lewis and Piachaud point out in their chapter here , unmarried women have traditionally played a significant role in the care of elderly parents and other relatives and the same appears to be true today . |
| 22 | It seems , then , that no contrast between syllable-final and exists in RP , and the same appears to be true in relation to and and to and . |
| 23 | They both appear to be good coming forward , but neither has pace and both look clumsy , exaggerated when playing together . |
| 24 | Both appeared to be insuperable problems until the evening when Clarissa 's change of plan for the sixth or seventh time put a pattern into perspective . |