Example sentences of "[art] man seem [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 Delaney and Forster exchanged quick , worried glances , for the man seemed to be on the verge of total derangement .
2 But the man seemed to be holding a round turnip-shaped watch in his hand and glaring at it .
3 The man seemed to be in a desperate hurry , but he was n't the only one , she thought doggedly .
4 of the man seemed to be on display .
5 On the surface the man seemed to be part of the backbone of the community , but she had only to remember the marked reluctance shown by those of his employees she had tried to interview that afternoon to realise that all was n't as it seemed .
6 For instance , ‘ It 's as if he 's everywhere ’ , or , ‘ The man seems to be everywhere ’ , or , more simply , ‘ Uncle Pepi ’ is everywhere ’ .
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