Example sentences of "[noun sg] seemed [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took no notice , and I began to hate her , not because I was having to apologize — she looked so old and sad that I was genuinely sorry — but because she would n't listen and it was such a-terrible physical struggle for me to talk ; my mouth seemed to be full of some sickly , sticky stuff , like chewing-gum . |
| 2 | Er who ran bus services from Gala to Selkirk and Melrose and er we sold out to them because we , the other side of the business where the private car side seemed to be growing . |
| 3 | The heavy-lidded eyes were still half-open , the lips slightly parted ; in the flickering torchlight the figure seemed to be asleep . |
| 4 | Suddenly , the figure seemed to be aware of Jack 's presence and turned towards him , as if to ask what he wanted . |
| 5 | It was amazing how his underwear and the case seemed to be involved in a kind of dance , in which the arrival home of his shirts might depend on who was found guilty of what . |
| 6 | All the men in the University seemed to be married or gay or scientists , and Robyn had no time or energy to look further afield . |
| 7 | There was no bubbling of water from inside , and the culvert seemed to be disused and silted up with debris . |
| 8 | For the first time in a decade the Thatcherite crusade seemed to be faltering , though how permanently it was too early to judge . |
| 9 | The kitchen seemed to be empty . |
| 10 | Discontent seemed to be general . |
| 11 | The engine seemed to be complete except for the obvious loss of the reduction gear and its housing . |
| 12 | Other guidelines were rather less stringently imposed so that , for example , team members would sometimes " turn a blind eye " on detail in spending plans if the general thrust of the proposal seemed to be appropriate for the school concerned . |
| 13 | Between 780 and 782 Saxony seemed to be well under control ; even when Charles left the country , no immediate rebellion occurred , and enforced missionary work seemed to be successful . |
| 14 | For a short while the devolution issue seemed to be dead . |
| 15 | At time of NME going to press , the situation in the charts was still ongoing , but the MAS campaign seemed to be close to striking its first blow with the new HOLLY JOHNSON single hovering around the Top 100 . |
| 16 | It was very hot and the coolest clothing seemed to be native , but the transport was somewhat primitive . |
| 17 | The voice on the telephone seemed to be sharp and peremptory , but I did n't hear too well what it said — partly because I was only half awake and partly because I was holding the receiver upside down . |
| 18 | Everything about her and about her marriage seemed to be perfect , apart from one disquieting fact : she hated going into churches and she absolutely refused to be present at the consecration of the Host . |
| 19 | The guard seemed to be asleep . |
| 20 | She said her husband seemed to be unbalanced and capable of doing nasty things to their children . |
| 21 | The sort of things I was doing seemed to be difficult for difficult 's sake ; it was like , ‘ If anybody likes it , then it has to be crap ! ’ |
| 22 | In spite of all the centuries which he had to learn about it the traditional ship-wright seemed to be unable to understand about shear . |
| 23 | The whole place seemed to be throbbing with the music they made . |
| 24 | He had now been her lover for nearly three years : the physical side of their relationship seemed to be perfect . |
| 25 | Suddenly the newspaper seemed to be full of the latest ‘ hopes ’ or expected advances . |
| 26 | The hon. Gentleman seemed to be unaware of the great progress being made in building an independent and renewable sector in electricity . |
| 27 | With the one exception , all of the doorways in the alley seemed to be back entrances and delivery doors for daytime businesses . |
| 28 | The court seemed to be afraid that if it allowed the jury to take account of one characteristic , such as sexual impotence , then it would be illogical to direct them not to take account of another characteristic , such as irascibility or bad temper . |
| 29 | His words to the tree seemed to be respectful and thoughtful , and he addressed whatever he saw as Sister . |
| 30 | I checked and the day seemed to be free , ’ she quavered . |