Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the name " pupa " derives from a Latin word meaning a doll , for at this stage the insect within seems to be wrapped in swaddling clothes . |
| 2 | Dropping litter might also be linked with the kind of ceremonial spitting and pee-ing that is a demonstration of claim of territory ( old men sitting on bench at village square or park etc. seem to spit a lot/ the marvellous wide-astride attitude of the countryside pee-er claiming that bit of ground as his for that glorious moment — I am aware it 's different for ladies , but maybe the same mentally , given that fright of discovering be removed ! ) . |
| 3 | The huge kitchen suddenly seemed too crowded . |
| 4 | Short , fashionably cut brown hair only seemed to give added emphasis to her thin features , deepening the shadows beneath her eyes . |
| 5 | ’ Maria only seems to get married for the sake of being free . |
| 6 | In the case of Primo Nebiolo , the mere fact of being in Gateshead suddenly seemed to give the president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation a fluency in the English language he had not erstwhile possessed . |
| 7 | This raucous noise only seemed to emphasize the ominous silence of the island and reminded me of a story I had heard from a traveller who claimed to have sailed the Western Ocean and come across islands inhabited by ghosts of dead sailors . |
| 8 | Severe erosive oesophagitis may be a cause of iron deficiency anaemia but hiatus hernia alone seems unlikely to cause iron deficiency anaemia . |
| 9 | The broad , sinewy shoulders and the powerfully muscled chest suddenly seemed to fill her vision . |
| 10 | She had been fastening the buttons at the shoulder of Thomas 's elephant-patterned pyjamas , but all sense of co-ordination suddenly seemed to vanish and her fingers fumbled in vain . |
| 11 | Contrary to the hopes and fears of those who had taken sides on the issue of democracy , political practice rather seemed to suggest that liberal ( that is limited ) democratic government and a class — divided society could fit nicely together without disaster and the overthrow of that society by democratic excesses . |
| 12 | Suddenly running the club successfully seemed to be the most important thing in her life . |
| 13 | It is miffed that after struggling to get where it has , the industry suddenly seems to be rallying around an unproven — if conceptually similar — port by Apple rather than its own available technology . |
| 14 | ‘ Riding schools only seem to teach riding on the level , ’ complained the owner of a major Welsh centre in a letter . |
| 15 | The wind suddenly seemed to have grown much colder , striking so fiercely against Jinny 's cheek that it numbed it . |
| 16 | Violence suddenly seemed to colour the air between them , a red mist igniting . |
| 17 | An emergency government spending package on Tuesday only seemed to encourage the sell-off . |
| 18 | My mouth had gone very dry and my bladder suddenly seemed very full . |
| 19 | She hated herself for wanting to know , but the words just seemed to leap out . |
| 20 | Does n't bottle-wrack already seem to have a more discrete , ‘ organismy ’ feel to it ? |
| 21 | Mum Katrina , 33 , added : ‘ Jean just seemed right . |
| 22 | As the great surge of modernism finally seemed to grind to a halt , artists and public were apparently offered two choices : either to celebrate postmodern confusion , or to turn back to older and more insular traditions . |
| 23 | There 's nothing nicer than an evening hack after a day in the office , and even if you prefer riding earlier , the extra hour of daylight somehow seems to lift the spirits . |
| 24 | Social classes , political parties , ideologies and state organizations still seem to be ‘ explained ’ by the logic of the mode of production . |
| 25 | The brakes still seemed OK . |
| 26 | Going out to tea always seemed to her a waste of time , but to refuse might have seemed churlish , and she knew that in the country one ought to be friends with one 's neighbours . |
| 27 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
| 28 | The foal 's legs still seemed too long for its body and it still was not sure where the four of them were going , but this did not deter it from frisking about . |
| 29 | Ken always seemed to respect Kenneth Horne — ‘ a father figure to all of us , ’ as Barry Took put it . |
| 30 | And while Bruce Springsteen does n't have quite his pre-1985 exuberance , he is still a great live performer — even if he insisted here on choosing some of his weakest songs ( Cadillac Ranch hardly seemed appropriate in this context ) . |