Example sentences of "[pron] did not seem to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And I did n't seem to be doing much that was any use . |
| 2 | I did n't seem to be able to move my legs properly . |
| 3 | Upstairs , Fleury had taken the pistol to pieces ( as far as it could be taken to pieces which did not seem to be very far ) and put it together again . |
| 4 | Greg was uncertain how to respond to this addendum , which did not seem to be addressed to him . |
| 5 | Mrs Grandison , the mother of Sophia and Penelope , had the remains of her daughters ' Pre-Raphaelite beauty , now much faded and overlaid with some other quality , which had made her the President of the Women 's Institute in the village where she lived but which did not seem to be quite Pre-Raphaelite . |
| 6 | Apart from that , I do not think that I learned a great deal from Conservative Members ' contributions to the debate — except , perhaps , that the hon. Member for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) , who is not noted for his breadth of vision , does not like Labour councillors , which did not seem to me to advance the argument very much . |
| 7 | Perhaps nothing , but as she waited for money which did n't seem to be coming , it was fairly certain the crash was going to mean something . |
| 8 | But the films had strange names which did n't seem to Dot to mean anything . |
| 9 | When you were home — which did n't seem to be very often ! — you did n't want to listen . |
| 10 | She eventually found the River Boyne , which , according to the map , ran near Slane — which was probably a lie , she decided after making numerous unlooked-for detours because the map did n't seem to bear any relation to the roads , which did n't seem to be signposted — except for one that explained where the famous battle had taken place . |
| 11 | Dr Alex Schmid , the founder of P100M , categorised the many academics who did not seem to be interested in human rights . |
| 12 | The trustee or personal representative may , inter alia , deal in the securities to which that information relates if his trades are based on the advice of someone who appeared to him to be an appropriate person for whom to seek such advice and who did not seem to him to be prohibited by ss.1 , 2 , 4 , or 5 from dealing . |
| 13 | Visits to Lille and visits from such important people as the Duke of Gloucester , the C-in-C , Lord Gort , and the Divisional Commander , a little Major-General called Montgomery who did n't seem to be to the liking of the younger officers . |
| 14 | ‘ You did n't seem to be complaining at the time . ’ |
| 15 | Well you did n't seem to be enjoying yourself sitting out there like . |
| 16 | Then he saw , with relief , that she did not seem to be badly hurt . |
| 17 | ‘ She did not seem to me to have very much insight , ’ Alida said bitterly , ‘ I doubt if she could assess a human situation very accurately , I doubt if she would know where the truth of a matter lay . ’ |
| 18 | And yet , when she talked , she seemed to be there , and with them ; she did not seem to be elsewhere . |
| 19 | She did not seem to be moving around . |
| 20 | Although she did not seem to be listening , Dexter knew from experience that she would remember everything important he had told her . |
| 21 | She did n't seem to be as strong as in her young days , and the socks stopped her catching him with her toenails . |
| 22 | He buried his nose in his glass to avoid meeting her eyes , but she did n't seem to be treating such a revolutionary idea as one of any importance . |
| 23 | ‘ I was beside myself with fear , and started panicking as she did n't seem to be able to swim . |
| 24 | She did n't seem to be carrying anything . |
| 25 | She did n't seem to be around . |
| 26 | ‘ There was no suggestion that someone with young kids could n't cope , and she did n't seem to be forever breathing down your neck . ’ |
| 27 | When she came out I stood there waiting to see if she noticed anything but she did n't seem to . |
| 28 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 29 | She did n't seem to be concentrating on the performance because her eyes kept moving from side to side , although she sat very still . |
| 30 | She did n't seem to be wearing a brassiere under her purple blouse . |