Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh pn] always seemed " in BNC.

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1 My parents were the type of parents who always seemed faintly disappointed by whatever it was you did , as if you were constantly letting them down in small ways .
2 Joan Halton is disturbed by an old guilt related to the underlying resentment and fury she felt in respect of her younger sister who always seemed to be allowed to come first .
3 I remember some other kids , a girls ' dorm , green-painted walls with a red border half-way up , a stiff roller-towel next to a wash-hand-basin , the scent of carbolic soap , hugs from a kind , laughing lady with large arms and the comforting smell of B.O. , and a small , quiet , wiry man who always seemed to be sweeping and winking .
4 Another of her unattached friends who always seemed to find their way on to the invitation list whenever she was certain he would be at one of her soirees .
5 What a strange remark that was , coming from her mother who always seemed so practical and matter-of-fact .
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