there doesn't seem to vs there seems not

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"There doesn't seem to have been............"


I was wondering if I could put it as in " There seems to have not been......."?
 
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ostap77 said:
"There doesn't seem to have been............"


I was wandering if I could put it as in " There seems to have not been......."?
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Not naturally, no. By the way, you were "wondering", not "wandering".
 
'There seems not to have been' (note the word order) is possible, but slightly formal.
 
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