Example sentences of "and [noun] seemed to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Past and present seemed to be animating each other in almost an Eliotic manner . |
| 2 | Violence and division seemed to be taking its place . |
| 3 | Although we spoke English and they spoke English , our verbs , our pronouns and prepositions seemed to be examined as if they were foreign . |
| 4 | His hand was still massaging her nape and all the fear and tension seemed to be draining away , leaving her drowsy . |
| 5 | Suddenly the lack of sleep and tension seemed to be catching up in one great wave of dizziness . |
| 6 | This fight between Ted and Jean seemed to be her life 's single pleasure , and who could blame her ? |
| 7 | The bills were mounting up and Nigel seemed to be earning less and less . |
| 8 | THE YOUNG ALI ‘ His hands and feet seemed to be moving in almost impossibly splendiferous patterns ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Notions of law and morality seemed to be so far apart that the two sides were talking different languages . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Jim liked him , and Bruce seemed to be able to manage with her mother . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Alain was getting quite hot under the collar and Dieter seemed to be winding him up on purpose . ’ |
| 15 | She was very much aware of her state of dress and warmth seemed to be flooding through her . |
| 16 | At once all the light and colour seemed to be drained from my surroundings . |
| 17 | He was looking for signs that people were not as they first appeared to be , and Charity seemed to be a case of history repeating itself . |
| 18 | Every tent and attraction seemed to be playing something different , and as they wandered round , stepping over lengths of cable , one burst of song would fade only to be instantly replaced by a snatch of something different . |
| 19 | Solidly built , comfortably furnished , cleanliness and efficiency seemed to be their hallmarks . |
| 20 | Cheapness , comfort , and convenience seemed to be the most obvious explanations of the mass response but this was to ignore the films themselves . |
| 21 | All the lights were on and people seemed to be moving about in every room . |
| 22 | Four out of five graffiti in male lavatories had a sexual theme , while on the other side of the wall only one in four of those created by women dealt with overt sexual subjects ; love and romance seemed to be their principal occupation . |
| 23 | In a paper of late August 1855 P. A. Valuev , Governor of the province of Kurland on the Baltic coast , deplored the conduct of the war , asked whether the present structure of Russian government facilitated the development of the country 's strengths , lamented the paralysis of the empire 's administration , and deplored the fact that Russian government and society seemed to be at odds with one another . |
| 24 | Malcolm disposed of Haynes with a very fast , dipping full toss , and then after Greenidge and Richardson seemed to be settling down , wickets began to go . |
| 25 | Sterilisation and segregation seemed to be the solution . |
| 26 | Gillroy could no longer raise Darwin , and Koepang seemed to be off the air . |
| 27 | It was a time when commonsense and reality seemed to be in suspension . |
| 28 | In Douglas 's defence , Jean Simmons once told me , ‘ When Stanley came on he said he would like me to do it , and Kirk seemed to be happy about that . ’ |
| 29 | From his study of working class autobiographies , John Burnett has concluded that the virtues of a marriage partner tended to be described in terms of solid calculation , and that compatibility of temperament and affection seemed to be more important than sexual attraction . |
| 30 | Night , Darkness , Mystery and Eternity seemed to be her only companions . |