Example sentences of "and [noun] seem to be " in BNC.

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1 Past and present seemed to be animating each other in almost an Eliotic manner .
2 Ideas and values seem to be rather fragile props for the permanence of any particular level of fertility .
3 The fibre from fruit and vegetables seems to be particularly beneficial , whereas that from grains may carry fewer benefits .
4 Violence and division seemed to be taking its place .
5 Pride and Prejudice seems to be full of conversations or references to them and this reveals the character of the speaker but usually the entire dialogue centres around one particular person mainly called Mr. Darcy .
6 Although we spoke English and they spoke English , our verbs , our pronouns and prepositions seemed to be examined as if they were foreign .
7 The lessons of such experiences as NADP/GMTS and MESOL seem to be that the issues are as much about targeting and fully funding as about elitism .
8 His hand was still massaging her nape and all the fear and tension seemed to be draining away , leaving her drowsy .
9 Suddenly the lack of sleep and tension seemed to be catching up in one great wave of dizziness .
10 In the gastrointestinal tract , local eicosanoid synthesis and metabolism seem to be governed by intraluminal , neural , and hormonal factors .
11 Politics , sociology and biography seem to be constantly trivialised .
12 These changes , switches , and sequences seem to be wholly illusory , caused by misapplying the linguistic criterion of register ( not to mention the biographical fallacy ) .
13 This fight between Ted and Jean seemed to be her life 's single pleasure , and who could blame her ?
14 British industry is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few producers , and oligopoly seems to be the commonest market
15 Wallace and Deane seem to be sparking a bit though .
16 Bevan , Matthews , O'Donnell , Reiffel , Scuderi and Zoehrer seem to be the likely omissions from the final 14 if Bruce Reid is fit .
17 HP and IBM seem to be taking a vanguard position in this thing and are pretty cosy themselves ( UX No 430 ) .
18 Hewlett-Packard and IBM seem to be taking a vanguard position in this thing and are pretty cosy themselves .
19 The bills were mounting up and Nigel seemed to be earning less and less .
20 THE YOUNG ALI ‘ His hands and feet seemed to be moving in almost impossibly splendiferous patterns ’
21 His hands and feet seemed to be constantly moving in almost impossibly splendiferous patterns , his eyes shone like June blackberries and there was music in his voice which seemed to roll up in great hopeful waves from deep in his abdomen .
22 Notions of law and morality seemed to be so far apart that the two sides were talking different languages .
23 To Orderic Vitalis , an Anglo-Norman monk of the early twelfth century , the love poetry of Aquitaine and Provence seemed to be evidence of the moral corruption of the south .
24 In this world sadness and joy seem to be inverted , and the soul is transported by strange emotions .
25 Jim liked him , and Bruce seemed to be able to manage with her mother .
26 For other parameters , including the experimentally accessible C = — 20 , similar behaviour is seen , except that the breathing and spiking seem to be absent .
27 Linen and silk seems to be a winner , blending two fibres to produce garments which are luxurious to the touch and have a subtle sheen .
28 Although many signs were associated with hypoxaemia in infants 3–11 months of age , retractions , grunting , and unresponsiveness seemed to be the most useful signs of hypoxaemia in this age group .
29 Alain was getting quite hot under the collar and Dieter seemed to be winding him up on purpose . ’
30 She was very much aware of her state of dress and warmth seemed to be flooding through her .
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