Example sentences of "seem [to-vb] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His grip on her seemed to slacken a little . |
| 2 | He seemed to lose a little of his clumsiness when he was beside her . |
| 3 | The sun suddenly seemed to lose a little of its warmth . |
| 4 | As the coach swung around the mountain 's impressive edge , directly below the vast height , I looked up and seemed to see the grimly laughing face of one of the woodcarver 's gods . |
| 5 | Later on , it seemed to signify a much looser framework in which France would receive certain minimal concessions in return for economic aid . |
| 6 | And when the poison was put under the microscope it seemed to contain the most beautiful colours of the rainbow . |
| 7 | The substitution of the term " information " for the old " press and propaganda " , and its promotion to ministerial level seemed to indicate a more wide-ranging approach to questions of what the general public might know and think of the regime ; while the allocation of official attention to tourism suggested that , by contrast with the days of autarchy and isolationism , foreigners were henceforth to be encouraged to come to Spain . |
| 8 | Sally-Anne was delighted by his changed manner ; he always looked so charming when he smiled — even the scar seemed to disappear a little , and as she was always ready for fun herself — a trait she shared with her papa — and the game looked like being fun , she said , eyes shining , ‘ Oh , I play to win , too , but a good servant always does what the Master commands , ’ and she cast her eyes down in the manner of a stage domestic registering submission . |
| 9 | This school was the one with the most positive process score in our earlier study : it achieved good results for all its pupils despite a relatively poor balance in its intakes , and this seemed to reflect a very positive and cohesive ethos , supportive of academic attainment for all children , combined with a clear concern for their other needs . |
| 10 | In the 1932 election campaign , Hoover 's gloomy performance seemed to reflect the steadily worsening economic situation . |
| 11 | Her parents exchanged glances , looks that seemed to remember a long wait for a first and , as it turned out , an only child . |
| 12 | I think that was the first time that a chill hit Mala too , for she seemed to grow a little pale . |
| 13 | In those days of fewer opinion polls they seemed to play a much smaller , less intrusive part in the elections . |
| 14 | All irritation seemingly forgotten , he leant forward in his chair and smiled at James Grierson — one of his most stunning smiles that seemed to wipe the cruelly from his face at a stroke . |
| 15 | The films made from ‘ Angry ’ texts seemed to mark a similarly definitive rejection of the previous orthodoxies , with Brief Encounter acquiring an unenviable figurehead status as the paradigmatic sexless , middle-class , British film — hence the scorn of the audience that contained Raymond Durgnat . |
| 16 | Her back seemed to press a little harder against the cushions . |
| 17 | Somehow he always seemed to give a thoroughly professional performance — quiet , controlled and extremely efficient . ’ |
| 18 | Mr Cardinal seemed to relax a little . |
| 19 | Guido sighed and seemed to relax a little , as he told her with a light smile , ‘ In fact , I 'm very pleased . |
| 20 | Rose turned right , and seemed to relax a little . |
| 21 | The Iranians seemed to represent an increasingly important part of the equation . |
| 22 | After further discussion it was agreed that , due to the complexities of the regulations surrounding financial transactions , and the obligation to make regular returns to the headquarters about financial matters , investigation of the FI category seemed to offer the most potential for improvement . |
| 23 | ‘ They seemed to have a pretty good idea about what it might be . |
| 24 | Perhaps this was because with two full tanks and six people aboard we were just short of the 5,090-pound max weight — or more likely Tony was deliberately limiting the output of his nearly-new engine below the normal 36 inches and 2,300 rpm , but the long Wiplines seemed to have a much less clearly defined hump than other floats I have flown . |
| 25 | Again it was noticeable that the departments which incorporated both pupil and teacher assessments were the ones that seemed to have a much stronger philosophical basis for the work they asked children to do . |
| 26 | If we look at the information that we have on fluoroscopy , erm this was quite helpful er a hundred and thirty five patients seemed to have a fairly open prostatic fissure and the fissure was narrow in seventy seven erm most of the patients with obstructions had a narrow fissure . |
| 27 | Gooch recalled playing against Waqar at Chelmsford : ‘ The first impression was that he seemed to have a very long run-up but he is obviously a very fine fast bowler with the ability to swing , particularly the old ball . ’ |
| 28 | But she had started to notice that Faye 's level of stress or unhappiness seemed to have an unusually dramatic effect on her blood glucose . |
| 29 | There was no logic , except that this man 's presence seemed to have an uncannily disturbing effect on her nerves . |
| 30 | After it was drunk , Lady Merchiston seemed to recover a little of her lost vitality . |