Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] seem to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he did not seem to be in any hurry . |
| 2 | Jotan 's tunic was hanging in tatters , but he did not seem to be badly injured . |
| 3 | The Shah shared much of Behbehanians suspicion of the British , But now in Aswan , he did not seem to be greatly in favour of Behbehanians suggestion that he throw himself in their mercy . |
| 4 | He did not seem to be standing on anything . |
| 5 | ‘ He did n't seem to be too happy to be here , that 's all , ’ he said . |
| 6 | He did n't seem to be . |
| 7 | He did n't seem to be teasing . |
| 8 | She was still talking about the snake that lived under the water tank when Tom swung the wheel and purred rapidly up the hospital driveway , and if his face was still set in a grim frown and he did n't seem to be listening to her words at all , she should n't have minded , because the object of the exercise had been to entertain Faye , not him . |
| 9 | ‘ He was playing a complicated character ; actors with far more experience would have found it difficult — he did n't seem to be able to get a hold of it somehow , to adapt . ’ |
| 10 | He began to draw , but he did n't seem to be enjoying the pursuit today . |
| 11 | I sank even lower into my seat when he mentioned glasses , but he did n't seem to be looking at me . |
| 12 | But he did n't seem to be doing anything awful . |
| 13 | She wished the man would hurry up ; he did n't seem to be objecting to the way the young assistant was dragging out the transaction . |
| 14 | Leith could see at once that he did n't seem to be too enamoured that she , by giving in her notice , had just taken away his trump card . |