Example sentences of "they seemed to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these circumstances , a determined mother could be free to groom herself , hold office in this or that community activity , or find a job , in order to fulfil herself ; though none of them seemed to be able to explain why acting as a bank teller or the secretary of a charity , for example , was more fulfilling than looking after their own children . |
| 2 | All of them seemed to be toy shops . |
| 3 | But that was a fact under the sectional council number three , the one that I was represented by , they seemed to be poor . |
| 4 | Many of the projects arose not just because they seemed to be suitable topics for academic research , but at the direct instigation of teachers or sometimes students . |
| 5 | ‘ I mean , they seemed to be incompetent morons like you . |
| 6 | They seemed to be gleaming behind the glass . |
| 7 | They seemed to be selective in the evidence that they quoted . |
| 8 | For other people at work they seemed to be such joyous occasions . |
| 9 | In spite of their success they seemed to be vulnerable to extirpation in a way that some of the less imaginative molluscs , like the bivalves seemed to be immune . |
| 10 | They seemed to be personal constructions arising from his knowledge of Greek or Latin roots , and proving how clever he is with words . |
| 11 | Those dark eyes had softened considerably , but they seemed to be boring into her and she had a ridiculous urge to duck her head . |
| 12 | They seemed to be deep in conversation . |
| 13 | They seemed to be all sizes . |
| 14 | Once they were revealed , it seemed extraordinary that either operation should have borne the stamp of the American government ; they seemed to be bad dreams . |
| 15 | They came over to meet some people and they seemed to be interested . |
| 16 | They seemed to be able to move through the red death without being frozen in time . |
| 17 | Mm , it 's a thought , they seemed to be able to manage ok . |
| 18 | If they , if they seemed to be alright then I just sign a copy and that goes into our records . |
| 19 | They seemed to be local business men and visiting ‘ reps ’ . |
| 20 | And they seemed to be old friends . ’ |
| 21 | No they seemed to be fairer than some of the lairds was . |