Example sentences of "seem to [be] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The irritating thing was that he seemed to be unaware of the beneficial effects of AZT , or the creative potential of AIDS sufferers . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman seemed to be unaware of the great progress being made in building an independent and renewable sector in electricity . |
| 3 | They seemed to be gleaming behind the glass . |
| 4 | Because some of its passages seemed to be critical of the religious establishment , the authorities castigated it as being ‘ scandalous and seditious ’ . |
| 5 | William seemed to be obsessed with the fact that he had n't . |
| 6 | He did play really well in the Championship year but any time I saw him last year he seemed to be nervous on the ball , surely not a good thing for a Centre Half . |
| 7 | It seemed to be implicit in the speech by the Leader of the Opposition yesterday that the federal vocation is no obstacle to him . |
| 8 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 9 | Other guidelines were rather less stringently imposed so that , for example , team members would sometimes " turn a blind eye " on detail in spending plans if the general thrust of the proposal seemed to be appropriate for the school concerned . |
| 10 | Patients attending hospital clinics had worse glycaemic control , but this seemed to be attributable to the case mix and practice characteristics . |
| 11 | They seemed to be selective in the evidence that they quoted . |
| 12 | They all seemed to be pleased except the child , who was banished to bed disappointed , and we sat until the sky blackened , talking and sharing their hedgerow broth . |
| 13 | IN THE 1970s everyone seemed to be worried about the dangers of work : Jeanne Stellman and Susan Daum , with Work is Dangerous for your Health , and Patrick Kinnersley , with The Hazards of Work , were among the authors to bring the problems to our attention . |
| 14 | Nowhere seemed to be safe from the searching French guns ; during the first days of March one regiment lost more men while behind the lines in reserve than during its assault on Haumont Wood the first day of the offensive . |
| 15 | Sam answered , she seemed to be alone in the house … ’ |
| 16 | Alexei did not understand why Jotan seemed to be amused by the notion , and so he said nothing . |
| 17 | The whole place seemed to be throbbing with the music they made . |
| 18 | When the child caught this later and went off her food , I found that tiny Marmite sandwiches handed over whilst I pushed the pram round Wood Green and along the New Yatt Road , seemed to be acceptable to the invalid . |
| 19 | Although the belief in growth as a value in itself , or as the remedy for the ills of society , which seemed to be prevalent in the early 1960s has given way to a more sceptical attitude , it seems clear that an understanding of the long-run consequences of tax and expenditure policy is essential . |
| 20 | Irina seemed to be interested in the question and turned a serious face toward Alison . |
| 21 | She glanced from her regular customers to the two new ones who seemed to be interested in the proceedings , and she said , ‘ Well , now , she wo n't get much chocolate toffee for a ha'penny . |
| 22 | The coffee in France always seemed to be superior to the coffee in England , and he had made it just right . |
| 23 | Folly was still confused , but at least there now seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel . |
| 24 | On the whole , however , the Six seemed to be satisfied with the initial operation of the EEC . |
| 25 | Suddenly the newspaper seemed to be full of the latest ‘ hopes ’ or expected advances . |
| 26 | Danny the youngest had settled down in his job as a lighterman and seemed to be popular with the local girls . |
| 27 | Ironically enough , the planners and policy makers etc. , seemed to be aware of the likely unintended consequences of these ideas being handled wrongly . |
| 28 | In her wisdom she seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to embarrass her companion . |
| 29 | These results seem to be consistent with the idea of attention focusing in the arousal condition , hence improving memory for the central detail at the expense of peripheral information . |
| 30 | In fact , libertarian ideologists seem to be scarce in the Young Conservatives over the whole West Midland region . |