Example sentences of "[noun] seem to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took no notice , and I began to hate her , not because I was having to apologize — she looked so old and sad that I was genuinely sorry — but because she would n't listen and it was such a-terrible physical struggle for me to talk ; my mouth seemed to be full of some sickly , sticky stuff , like chewing-gum . |
| 2 | But his blood seemed to be flowing at twice the normal Speed and he stood carefully , so that he could see the doorway . |
| 3 | The blood seemed to be driving in great swoops through her head . |
| 4 | The blood seemed to be pounding in her sleepy head , her heart racing almost out of control as she felt the smooth passage of his finger slipping down her throat , slowly brushing the thin strap of her gown from her shoulder . |
| 5 | Her blood seemed to be pumping through her veins at twice the normal speed . |
| 6 | Cain had killed his brother because he was jealous of the fact that Abel seemed to be the one that was favoured by God . |
| 7 | David seemed to be controlling his anger . |
| 8 | At least the kids seemed to be getting on . |
| 9 | And it was so quiet , suddenly , that their ears seemed to be singing . |
| 10 | Ears seemed to be ringing . |
| 11 | Mrs Funnell 's face was twitching , each feature of it seeming to stretch away from its neighbour : the eyebrows were raised , the eyes wide , the nose was stretched downwards , her upper lip covering her top set of teeth was trying to steady them , while her drooped chin was wobbling ; even her ears seemed to be twitching . |
| 12 | Well I 've er , I 've er fibre I 've a fibre underneath and a feather cos , when I had a fibre I do n't know why , but me ears seemed to be deaf every morning |
| 13 | Toby seemed to be gone a long time , but I was n't measuring time very accurately . |
| 14 | He looked tired , his eyes seemed to be open wider than usual . |
| 15 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |
| 16 | His eyes seemed to be trying to imitate a lizard and swivel in opposite directions . |
| 17 | His eyes seemed to be popping out of his head in uncontrollable anger . |
| 18 | The nun 's eyes seemed to be popping out of her head as she again wielded the ruler . |
| 19 | For a second or two his eyes seemed to be searching her as he glanced at her dark , tightly fixed hair , her face , her shoulders and her long neck . |
| 20 | Her eyes seemed to be on the ceiling , watching them . |
| 21 | Why ? his small beady eyes seemed to be saying , What did I do ? |
| 22 | There was somehow a smell of sulphur in the air now and Rohmer 's eyes seemed to be glittering in triumph . |
| 23 | Their painted eyes seemed to be full of a malignant resentment , as if they 'd once been living horses that had been turned to wood by an enchantment . |
| 24 | His eyes seemed to be stripping the robe from her shoulders , peeling it away , fold by fold , to leave her standing there before him , naked and raw . |
| 25 | Those eyes seemed to be holding her rigid . |
| 26 | His eyes seemed to be coming from a long way away . |
| 27 | His eyes seemed to be trying to assess how much he knew . |
| 28 | His brown eyes seemed to be saying things again , things she wanted to hear him speak . |
| 29 | His eyes seemed to be dark with emotion , and she wanted to say something , even apologise again , but he had turned away and started the car . |
| 30 | Half a gross on each board yeah , oh you could n't move away from your board at all and it was erm Mr his eyes seemed to be perhaps I should n't tell you this , but I 'm going to , it may be a bit humorous for you my er Mr used to send me out through the back way into street I think it is now , to wait for the paperman with a sporting book oh should I have said that ? |