Example sentences of "it certainly seems " in BNC.
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| 1 | While bathroom humour is certainly not confined to the UK , it certainly seems to thrive here . |
| 2 | So far it has been used only in animal experiments , but it certainly seems effective in reducing the severity of attacks of herpes in guinea-pigs . |
| 3 | It certainly seems to be the case that many of those who opt to pay for their children 's education are attracted by the narrow social intake of most private schools . |
| 4 | It certainly seems that the change in personalities at the top of the Soviet hierarchy has not resulted in any easing of the repressive policy against dissidents . |
| 5 | Now the receipt of unsolicited junk mail may seem a relatively trivial matter ( though for some , who seem to regard their letter-box as part of their person , it is an affront ) — and it certainly seems effective as a marketing device . |
| 6 | ( In such door to door visiting programmes it certainly seems right to be open to talk , to lead people to Christ or to pray for healing . |
| 7 | He 's obviously doing it to keep a rhythm going and it certainly seems to work . |
| 8 | ‘ It certainly seems that having killed once , it became easier and easier for them . |
| 9 | ‘ I started to look at things a bit differently after that , and it certainly seems to have worked for me . ’ |
| 10 | So for young people from working-class backgrounds in particular , it certainly seems still to be an option to live with kin . |
| 11 | At first sight it certainly seems wasteful in such circumstances to require the decision-maker to decide again , and in some cases refusal of relief might be justifiable . |
| 12 | Since there is an interesting case for each , it certainly seems that there may be a compelling case for combining them . |
| 13 | One has to be extremely cautious about interpreting past usage of terms like " women " , " girls " , " ladies " and " females " , but it certainly seems to be the case that " females " and " girls " — precisely the terms with either derogatory or patronizing over-tones — are used more frequently than " women " , while " ladies " is generally used if the speaker wishes either to be polite or ironic . |
| 14 | Since then the population of Stockport has increased and , no doubt , its wealth has increased also , and it certainly seems extraordinary that the School now should be an entire failure . |
| 15 | So it certainly seems that England and Wales are distinctively severe in their use of imprisonment , at least for the more serious offenders ( Pease , 1991 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ It certainly seems strange , ’ agreed the doctor , ‘ but wickedness can hide behind the most gentle face , you know . ’ |
| 17 | It certainly seems to escape the circularity inherent in a Kantian attempt to link the particularity of entities with the numerical identity of the places that such entities occupy in a general spatio-temporal framework , which only leads to the problem of having to presuppose the existence of numerically identical entities in order to be able to refer to identical places . |
| 18 | Compared with the £1M plus that an equivalent Atex system would have cost it certainly seems a bargain . |
| 19 | It certainly seems to work with only one person inside but is less effective with two . |
| 20 | It certainly seems probable that addictive disease has a genetic element although the strength of that genetic component may vary considerably from one individual to another just as the intensity of short sight or other conditions that are genetically linked may vary in different individuals . |
| 21 | It certainly seems likely that the interior of the Earth has been hot enough for most of any deeply buried volatiles to have found their way to the surface , particularly if convection extends throughout the mantle . |
| 22 | This is by no means the end of the matter , because the Council still intends to pursue its objectives by other means , but it certainly seems to indicate that it may be having second thoughts about the project 's viability and/or its acceptability . |
| 23 | It certainly seems to specialise in hitting nails on heads at just the right moment . |
| 24 | In other areas , the role of MRI is not yet fully established but it certainly seems to have several advantages with regard to imaging bone marrow malignancy , staging pelvic cancers , and in head and neck tumours . |
| 25 | Admittedly the details may be complicated , but erm it , it certainly seems that these , our knowledge about fat and reproductive success may erm throw some light on this . |
| 26 | There should be the the aca station if you like , there should be the documentation , and it certainly seems in the New Testament that that is speaking with other tongues , it 's not the only thing of course . |
| 27 | First I do n't want to repeat what has been so eloquently said about the need for putting the elected local government representatives in a clear majority , but it certainly seems to me that unless is , this is done the whole concept of the triple partnership and all the fine words about local accountability are seriously at risk . |
| 28 | It certainly seems a bit — er — cooler in here , ’ she told him breathlessly , her hands trembling at his proximity . |