Example sentences of "[pers pn] seemed [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 31 | As they watched , a tall tree in front of them seemed to be burning with a white flame . |
| 32 | The only things that might have been classed as narrative were the poems , and they did n't seem to have anything to do with each other , apart from the fact a lot of them seemed to be vaguely about Death , or Love . |
| 33 | All of them seemed to be on rather intimate terms with the proprietress , who was a very handsome , dark-haired woman , tall and well-built , with penetrating eyes . |
| 34 | The space between them seemed to be almost solid , you could see it had edges . |
| 35 | Most of them seemed to be the kind that took the prepaid cards that he never had , but there were a couple of pay booths at the end of the row and he made for those . |
| 36 | All of them seemed to be toy shops . |
| 37 | Half the board raised their own flagons in answer — most of them seemed to be Hearthwares — and they answered him thunderously , Ratagan loudest of all . |
| 38 | Neither of them seemed to be emergencies , as the callers had n't asked for immediate aid . |
| 39 | Some of them seemed to be actually sobbing . |
| 40 | Most of them seemed to be going in search of tea and for a moment , she hesitated . |
| 41 | ‘ Kitty disappeared off the face of the earth and then without warning turned up in Whitechapel with a man in a motor car ; neither of them seemed to be hers but she looked very pleased with life . ’ |
| 42 | Everything inside me seemed to be fine . |
| 43 | Because wh when , when we were looking at , at , at the I mean sort of things the implication to me seemed to be that , that this in itself is a successful policy , rent reduction , interest rate reduction methods improving er productivity , increasing input , in themselves are satisfying the demands of the peasantry and you would not need to go beyond that , I mean well did n't need to , he is n't the ideal , but he did n't need to go and he , he was doing very well out of it . |
| 44 | Like that time when I saw you in Kent , you seemed to be all right together . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ Because you seemed to be going in the direction we were going . ’ |
| 46 | Your husband very rude and overbearing but you seemed to be quite content to submit and expressed your confidence in the business . ’ |
| 47 | I if I could just come in there you mentioned this er if you changed your mind on goods , and you seemed to be defining the legal position . |
| 48 | For a moment there you seemed to be miles away . |
| 49 | ‘ You seemed to be getting along well enough . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ But you seemed to be looking forward to the break , so I decided not to disappoint you . ’ |
| 51 | ‘ You seemed to be having quite a chat , ’ said Hugh 's mother , waiting on the steps . |
| 52 | You seemed to be drawing me like a magnet , and there was Claudine , anyway . ’ |
| 53 | You seemed to be sinking lower and lower . |
| 54 | erm it 's , it 's , like , like the , the clo closed questions , there was no real no real commitment er with , with the questions you were asking , you , you seemed to be afraid to ask them . |
| 55 | I did n't know whether my imagination was leading me astray when you seemed to be implying something like that . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ You seemed to be doing very well without my assistance . |
| 57 | You seemed to be taking it for granted , ’ she pointed out . |
| 58 | You seemed to be managing well on your own , Margaret , all credit to you . |
| 59 | No , but I thought you seemed to be a long while getting the bugger out . |
| 60 | I mean , she seemed to be having a good time . |