Example sentences of "seem to [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Allan Ahlberg says : ‘ In the past , a lot of children 's books seemed to be the work of talented illustrators whose pictures looked brilliant framed in a gallery , but when you tried to read the book , there was nothing there , because the words started as a coat-hanger to hang pictures on . ’ |
| 32 | This seemed to be the case . |
| 33 | Of the original concept , only weatherman Francis Wilson survives and even he seemed to be making conscious efforts not to call clouds ‘ white , fluffy bits ’ , as has been his trick . |
| 34 | After two years of difficult negotiations , the agreement seemed to be a brand plucked from the burning . |
| 35 | As a whole , this grand spectacle was a rare hit with what seemed to be as varied an audience as any opera company is likely to find these days . |
| 36 | Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake . |
| 37 | When Speelman seemed to be getting the better of it , Timman suddenly sacrificed two pieces to expose his opponent 's king . |
| 38 | They seemed to be breaking up , and to the west a different valley - the one we would descend into the next day — was filling with a luminous gold haze . |
| 39 | There seemed to be an element of ‘ never again' in the choice of a man whose whole personality and way of working are in dramatic contrast to the distant , dictatorial von Karajan , who died on 16 July . |
| 40 | Rumours of transatlantic bids persistently hover over Burmah but it seemed to be the suspected presence of SHV , the big Dutch group , that fuelled the price . |
| 41 | Hostile forces seemed to be everywhere in Blackpool , emerging from the sea and even , in the case of Rowan Atkinson , from inside a television set . |
| 42 | Only the organist in the conference hall seemed to be properly tuned-in , belting out a rendition of Bewitched , bothered and bewildered as the representatives filed in for their annual law and order debate . |
| 43 | The first came when the group reported what seemed to be rather minor problems at its parts side . |
| 44 | ‘ It seemed to be a credible account , ’ Mr Callan said . |
| 45 | It seemed to be genuine . |
| 46 | I went into the bedroom where Alison was lying down in what seemed to be a state of shock . |
| 47 | There was the usual sniping , but no one seemed to be bothering too much . |
| 48 | The German barrage seemed to be slackening off a bit , though the Allied guns were still firing over our positions , their shells shaking the trees as they headed toward the German trenches with a loud swish as they passed overhead . |
| 49 | The shelling from the Allied guns seemed to be much more intense this evening . |
| 50 | He looked tired , his eyes seemed to be open wider than usual . |
| 51 | Now the German barrage seemed to be concentrating on the edge of the wood about a hundred and fifty yards to our left . |
| 52 | They seemed to be everywhere . |
| 53 | There was a lot of activity around the orchard as we arrived back at H.Q The sniping had increased and a mortar attack seemed to be under way . |
| 54 | The explosion in the orchard seemed to be coming from further away , from the other side of the orchard . |
| 55 | He seemed to be a lot more cheerful and appeared to have recovered from his bout of depression of the previous evening . |
| 56 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 57 | There seemed to be plenty to eat , the French are masters at rustling up something to eat at very short notice . |
| 58 | I had a look at the bagpipes before pulling the rucksack onto my back , they seemed to be all right — wonder when I 'll play them again ? |
| 59 | There seemed to be a shortage of shell dressings . |
| 60 | The whole Brigade seemed to be on deck admiring the coastline in front of us . |