Example sentences of "could [not/n't] seem [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was confused , I could not seem to raise my wings . |
| 2 | Harry Andrews , who was also in their scenes , told me , ‘ Trevor was quite sickened by the sum Brando was being paid , especially as Brando could n't seem to remember his lines and had to read his dialogue off boards . ’ |
| 3 | But she could n't seem to gather her wits ; all she wanted to do was kneel there weeping . |
| 4 | She could n't seem to wrench her eyes from the heated blue gaze devouring her . |
| 5 | She could n't seem to stop her tongue . |
| 6 | For some strange reason she could n't seem to relinquish her hold on the chain and braced herself for the wrench she was sure would follow when fitzAlan started towards the castle gates . |
| 7 | She could n't seem to drag her eyes away from his familiar figure . |
| 8 | Laura could n't seem to tear her eyes away as she absorbed the man 's hawk-like , tanned face and the sensual appeal of his tall , broad-shouldered body elegantly clad in a black long-tailed jacket and dark-striped trousers . |
| 9 | She could n't seem to catch her breath . |
| 10 | " Okay it 's the cops , " said the lady finally , and strode back towards the house I was thrashing and clawing but with Agnes still slumped on my middle and the whisky bottle and everything I could n't seem to writhe my way upright . |