Example sentences of "seem [prep] [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She denied it , but her attitude changed — she seemed to be petulantly relieved . |
| 2 | In Seymour the House of Lords seemed to be principally concerned with manslaughter committed with a motor vehicle , but subsequent cases establish that the test of ‘ obvious and serious risk of physical injury to some person ’ is applicable to offences using different methods , such as fire . |
| 3 | This odd refusal seemed to be massively significant at G-Mex , where The Smiths acted as conquering outsiders . |
| 4 | They seemed to be mostly line-and-wash with an occasional burst of colour , and even when I got close to them I found I had to concentrate to see what they were about . |
| 5 | They seemed to be mostly marine literature , and a fine collection . |
| 6 | There seemed to be wide horizontal bands of light which slowly changed in intensity , with brighter spots growing and fading in places mysteriously against the deeps of eternity . |
| 7 | So far from all the problems being solved , we seemed to be not far from the beginning of the quest . |
| 8 | They seemed to be particularly concerned about their incontinence , and this factor was thought to play an important part in their psychosocial dysfunction by the referring physician . |
| 9 | No one seemed to be particularly interested in buying horses of any description — except for the knackers ! |
| 10 | The old stone walls closed about her , so that at times it seemed to be suffocatingly hot , and she found herself putting up a hand to her throat . |
| 11 | It was in those days , when Margaret was still alive , that I gave my former colleague Peter Duval-Smith — whose private life and whose work as an academic journalist always seemed to be equally chaotic — the introduction to Braemar Mansions that he so much wanted . |
| 12 | Romance also seemed to be diametrically opposed to peace and relaxation , which was why she had come here . |
| 13 | But one worker confirmed they had been in the office and seemed to be completely genuine . |
| 14 | Even after that , they still seemed to be completely bewildered , and kept repeating , ‘ But you do n't really want to be alone , do you ? ’ |
| 15 | The government argued that local government reorganisations in the 1960s and 1970s were typical of ‘ a time when resources seemed to be freely available … the heyday of a certain fashion for strategic planning , the confidence in which now appears exaggerated ’ ( DOE 1983b:2 ) . |
| 16 | Anne seemed to be scarcely listening and at a sound from her mother dashed back to her side , followed by Sarah and Mrs Bennet . |
| 17 | The Theosophical teachings were all new to me but seemed to be most natural and consistent with normal common sense and logic . |
| 18 | The physical aspects of the person seemed to be most important feature of the other person at initial meetings . |
| 19 | Staying alive seemed to be pretty low on the average Muslim 's list of priorities . |
| 20 | Seemed to be pretty good fettle |
| 21 | I got myself a larger size and even they seemed to be pretty neat . |
| 22 | His external sensors seemed to be partially operable . |
| 23 | And as we seemed to be rather overweighted with gentlemen I have also invited Ingrid — it is her first time in a major role and the enchanting Miss Grimsilk . ’ |
| 24 | He also seemed to be rather boastful and above himself . |
| 25 | The first came when the group reported what seemed to be rather minor problems at its parts side . |
| 26 | They are playing for one of the biggest clubs in the game and that should be a source of pride , but that seemed to be painfully absent at Bradford last week . |
| 27 | It was the first Christmas anybody had even been absent and Moran seemed to be painfully aware of Luke 's absence . |
| 28 | It was very hot and I worried that he might be overdoing it , but he seemed to be wonderfully adaptable , and the sudden transmogrification from desk-bound boffin to agricultural worker seemed to have no effect at all on his physical well-being . |
| 29 | Only the organist in the conference hall seemed to be properly tuned-in , belting out a rendition of Bewitched , bothered and bewildered as the representatives filed in for their annual law and order debate . |
| 30 | In places the ice seemed to be frighteningly thin , and our boots turned it mushy as seeping salt water formed lakes in the snow-vales . |