Example sentences of "seem to [be] [prep] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it was not yet open , she sat on the step beside a broken box of rotting plums and watched the market traders going about their business : they all seemed to be in their usual mood of precarious good humour which could splinter at any moment into invective and menacing gesture . |
| 2 | And near the Post Office , opposite the Post Office , so they were But the only thing I did n't like there was the houses opposite me They all seemed to be in their windows watching everything . |
| 3 | Most of the handles and doors had been removed , and mounds of bones seemed to be in their place . |
| 4 | What do women get out of staying in situations that seem to be against their interests ? |
| 5 | But it 's on the country roads that these vintage and veteran motorbikes … seem to be in their element . |
| 6 | However , children over whom the local authority exercises parental rights may be allowed to return home on trial if this seems to be in their best interests . |
| 7 | Still resolute , she turned to the desk : something was wrong , her books and papers did not seem to be in their usual place . |
| 8 | Though it does seem to be in their mind to extend that . |