Example sentences of "they seem to be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three rows of tiny figures circled a Navaho basket , holding hands forever in the weave ; black squares for heads , so that they seemed to be facing inward to preserve the sanctity of the dance . |
| 2 | Most of them were married , with children : they seemed to be set fair on the roads they would be travelling now for the rest of their lives . |
| 3 | They seemed to be doing fine , but just to be on the safe side we gave them another four days to adapt . |
| 4 | They seem to be using repro-antique furniture : and remember that an 1850 sideboard looked like a repro in 1850 . |
| 5 | Yet already , as they have been increasingly drawn into Government and industry , they seem to be losing public confidence . |