Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] to [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His desire to be gone had been so strong — the desire for movement — that he 'd seemed to be leaning into the wind . |
| 2 | Her heart sank ; she had been so intent on trying to score off him that she had n't given a thought to what her careless words could do to the understanding that had seemed to be developing between them . |
| 3 | Earlier in the day Mr Yeltsin had seemed to be inching toward compromise with his critics . |
| 4 | Growth had appeared to be stalling in the US , Germany had reported a sharp decline in activity and output remained weak in Japan . |
| 5 | A two-in-hand waiting opposite , which Lefevre had assumed to be plying for hire , trotted sedately up to the stage door . |