Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] seemed to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had explained that microlighting was like a return to the early days of flying but two emergency landings within eight minutes seemed to be stretching nostalgia too far . |
| 2 | They had explained that microlighting was like a return to the early days of flying but two emergency landings within eight minutes seemed to be stretching nostalgia too far . |
| 3 | THE Eight Bells seemed to be one of those pubs that do most of their trade in the late evenings , for at seven o'clock the saloon bar was deserted . |
| 4 | The northern , pale-blue eyes seemed to be everywhere , and he was reputed to have a remarkable instinct for knowing whom to praise and whom to blame . |
| 5 | Their painted eyes seemed to be full of a malignant resentment , as if they 'd once been living horses that had been turned to wood by an enchantment . |
| 6 | The Hancock Half Hours seemed to be finally at an end and both Ken and his public were ready for something in which ‘ Stop messing about ’ would mean something more than an admonition to an actor to concentrate on his script . |
| 7 | When Kostomarov , probably in collaboration with kindred spirits , wrote an emotive tract which concluded by saying that " Ukraine will become an independent People 's State in a Slavonic union " , his cultural activities seemed to be taking on clear political overtones . |
| 8 | His brown eyes seemed to be saying things again , things she wanted to hear him speak . |
| 9 | As she drifted mindlessly in the shimmering water all her resistance to the past few days seemed to be dissolving away within the strength and power of his embrace . |
| 10 | The old direct questions seemed to be quite a good technique . |
| 11 | SOME FOLKS seemed to be moaning about Nanci Griffith rejecting her Nashville roots . |
| 12 | After the previous evening , too many conflicting emotions seemed to be crowding in on her , and she was n't sure she knew how to deal with them , or indeed , she thought , stepping out of her jogging pants and T-shirt to reveal the figure-hugging jade-green swimsuit beneath , whether there was anything to deal with , other than her own imagination . |
| 13 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 14 | Meetings were arranged , outings were planned and tempting offers were put to a woman who felt neglected by a husband whose naval duties seemed to be more important to him that his wife . |
| 15 | Even highly conservative scientists became concerned that some large-scale change to ecosystems in industrialised countries seemed to be under way . |
| 16 | The rear gunners seemed to be the most at risk . |
| 17 | Such fears seemed to be confirmed following a visit on Dec. 21-26 to Moscow by Jorge Mas Canosa , leader of the Miami-based Cuban-American National Foundation ( CANF ) , an organization of Cuban exiles in the United States . |
| 18 | The general effect was distinctly lacklustre , and Wells 's complex , genre-hopping arrangements seemed to be causing the players no small amount of difficulty , judging by the near desperate scrutiny of charts and occasional wayward phrasing and intonation . |
| 19 | For them , theory consisted of broad speculation which seemed to need little in the way of systematic data collection , while for empirical research on social life , such theories seemed to be of little relevance . |
| 20 | As each of the three variables seemed to be related to risk of relapse , it followed that those living in high contact with high EE relatives and failing to maintain prophylactic medication should be at greatest risk of relapse , while those living with low EE relatives and continuing to take their medication should have the lowest risk . |
| 21 | However , these GPs seemed to be seeking a medical solution to these women 's problems . |
| 22 | As Mr Charles described it , all three passengers seemed to be overcome as one by the realization of what an imposing physical force my father was . |
| 23 | Most of the little bits seemed to be made of cream-painted hardboard and enamelled black wrought iron . |
| 24 | These charges seemed to be validated by a comparison with other contemporary courts , such as that of Russia or Austria , where a more traditional pattern of behaviour and etiquette was the fossilized norm . |
| 25 | Hostile forces seemed to be everywhere in Blackpool , emerging from the sea and even , in the case of Rowan Atkinson , from inside a television set . |
| 26 | The three adults seemed to be catapulted from their seats as they ran out into the back yard . |
| 27 | The involvement of land reform would bind the peasants to the communists , and these hopes seemed to be confirmed in a rise of the P L A and militia recruitments when land reform had been re redistributed the land had been redistributed . |
| 28 | The shelling from the Allied guns seemed to be much more intense this evening . |
| 29 | While the position was clouded by the forthcoming abolition of the area health authorities , regional officers seemed to be forming a view that some areas , left to themselves , would not react in an appropriate way to the circumstances of rundown . |
| 30 | Such odd things seemed to be happening . |