Example sentences of "seemed to [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was vaguely surprised that what sense of loss he did have seemed to be connected in some way with Cyprus . |
| 2 | Her whole being seemed to be pervaded by a dreamy languor , a torpid drowsiness , which was barely disturbed as his hand closed over her wrist . |
| 3 | The night had turned rough and the rattle from the windows had seemed to be emphasised by the silence during supper . |
| 4 | By the way the lot of seemed to be played in Hertfordshire these days , and one of the great days is at Harpenden and that 's on September the first on Sunday , when they have their annual single-wicket competition , and that 's a great local event and it 's bound to encourage all the young cricketers in the neighbourhood , they 're trying to make up for the lack of cricket in schools , so well done Harpenden and that is on Sunday next , er , er , first of September and I 'll give you the time in a minute if I can find it , when it is , it does n't say , but it 's probably all day at the Harpenden club , well done Harpenden encouraging young people to play cricket , Sunday first September . |
| 5 | As first to go in the nine-horse jump-off , Halliday had seemed to be handicapped by the draw . |