Example sentences of "[noun sg] seem to [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blood seemed to be driving in great swoops through her head . |
| 2 | Her blood seemed to be pumping through her veins at twice the normal speed . |
| 3 | The blood seemed to be pounding in her sleepy head , her heart racing almost out of control as she felt the smooth passage of his finger slipping down her throat , slowly brushing the thin strap of her gown from her shoulder . |
| 4 | But his blood seemed to be flowing at twice the normal Speed and he stood carefully , so that he could see the doorway . |
| 5 | Various outcomes have been examined in randomised controlled trials of intrapartum fetal monitoring ; the only complication to show a lower ( and largely consistent ) decrease in the monitored groups was neonatal convulsion , and this protective effect seemed to be confined to prolonged , induced , or augmented labours . |
| 6 | Or would he cautiously hold his hand , there in the East March , as he had done before Perth , until he saw which side seemed to be winning , and then join it ? |
| 7 | A far distant bell in her exhausted mind seemed to be ringing some kind of warning . |
| 8 | But again Morse 's mind seemed to be tuned to another wave-length . |
| 9 | His mind seemed to be acting like mercury . |
| 10 | Ruth 's mind seemed to be changing and collapsing with these wonders ; and the underground cold ate into her . |
| 11 | The answers to these questions seemed to elude me in the small hours in dampest Solihull , my mind seemed to be preoccupied by the pain coming from my back , neck and yes my backside as well ! |
| 12 | The figure seemed to be speeding up . |
| 13 | The lawyer seemed to be studying his papers , waiting , it seemed to Theda as her brain began to function a little , for her to take the lead . |
| 14 | Suddenly the lack of sleep and tension seemed to be catching up in one great wave of dizziness . |
| 15 | His hand was still massaging her nape and all the fear and tension seemed to be draining away , leaving her drowsy . |
| 16 | The wind seemed to be finding an incredible number of chinks in Water Gypsy 's structure . |
| 17 | The wind seemed to be coming from her left , bitter in the as if she had suddenly received a painful blow . |
| 18 | Like with the previous meeting , the accountability aspect of the appraisal seemed to be underplayed and the governors considered the appraisal from the perspective of trying to bring about improvements in the school , and to make a special case to the authority to facilitate improvement by making available additional resources . |
| 19 | He had not told her he loved her , but his every action seemed to be saying it , even the tone of his voice . |
| 20 | The safest course of action seemed to be to shore up the bunker and make sure I did nothing to upset the fragile eco-system that was supporting me , for however much we wanted to disguise it , I had nothing to fall back on . |
| 21 | Judicial action and institutionalisation were not recommended , as such action seemed to be associated with a higher rate of later sociopathic behaviour among her sample . |
| 22 | Their resentment focused on the way industry seemed to be benefiting at their expense . |
| 23 | Their resentment focused on the way industry seemed to be benefiting at their expense and they blamed the Finance Ministry 's favouritism towards industry for the plight — and the restiveness — of the peasantry . |
| 24 | NOT long ago Germany 's insurance industry seemed to be sinking under a Gallic invasion . |
| 25 | The peasantry remained distressingly unresponsive to agitation and the rapid development of industry seemed to be strengthening the regime and foreclosing the option of direct transition to peasant socialism . |
| 26 | When the subcellular distribution of the Bcl-2 protein was analysed in the /bcl-2 or pt/ bcl-2 cells lines by immunofluorescence with a mouse monoclonal anti-Bcl-2 antibody and laser-scanning confocal microscopy , the protein seemed to be located mainly in the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum ( ER ) ( Fig. 3a , b ) . |
| 27 | In the words of John Paton , " the clean break seemed to be making a clean sweep of the Party members " . |
| 28 | This male shape or essence seemed to be wearing a white coat ( a medic 's stark white smock ) . |
| 29 | Every light seemed to be glaring from the windows when they arrived . |
| 30 | The rain had stopped , but the gale seemed to be gathering strength . |