Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | Much of the recorded research seemed to be on the ability ( or non-ability ) to distinguish different sounds or single words through the tactile sense , mainly with deaf children in mind . |
| 7 | Various outcomes have been examined in randomised controlled trials of intrapartum fetal monitoring ; the only complication to show a lower ( and largely consistent ) decrease in the monitored groups was neonatal convulsion , and this protective effect seemed to be confined to prolonged , induced , or augmented labours . |
| 8 | Or would he cautiously hold his hand , there in the East March , as he had done before Perth , until he saw which side seemed to be winning , and then join it ? |
| 9 | Er who ran bus services from Gala to Selkirk and Melrose and er we sold out to them because we , the other side of the business where the private car side seemed to be growing . |
| 10 | Ruth 's mind seemed to be changing and collapsing with these wonders ; and the underground cold ate into her . |
| 11 | His mind seemed to be acting like mercury . |
| 12 | Thomas 's mind seemed to be elsewhere , and there was no perfunctory laugh in return . |
| 13 | His mind seemed to be somewhere else . |
| 14 | We had some business to discuss , but his mind seemed to be elsewhere : I asked if there was anything wrong and he said ‘ No , ’ but I could tell that he was keeping something back . |
| 15 | The only one who was less than whole-hearted in his support was George Birkitt , whose mind seemed to be on something else ( no doubt whether his billing would be affected by Michael Banks 's demise , and whether it was really appropriate for him to stay -in the show and play a smaller part than Charles Paris ) . |
| 16 | The answers to these questions seemed to elude me in the small hours in dampest Solihull , my mind seemed to be preoccupied by the pain coming from my back , neck and yes my backside as well ! |
| 17 | But again Morse 's mind seemed to be tuned to another wave-length . |
| 18 | A far distant bell in her exhausted mind seemed to be ringing some kind of warning . |
| 19 | Suddenly , the figure seemed to be aware of Jack 's presence and turned towards him , as if to ask what he wanted . |
| 20 | The figure seemed to be speeding up . |
| 21 | The heavy-lidded eyes were still half-open , the lips slightly parted ; in the flickering torchlight the figure seemed to be asleep . |
| 22 | The lawyer seemed to be studying his papers , waiting , it seemed to Theda as her brain began to function a little , for her to take the lead . |
| 23 | The whole Brigade seemed to be on deck admiring the coastline in front of us . |
| 24 | His hand was still massaging her nape and all the fear and tension seemed to be draining away , leaving her drowsy . |
| 25 | Suddenly the lack of sleep and tension seemed to be catching up in one great wave of dizziness . |
| 26 | The wind seemed to be coming from her left , bitter in the as if she had suddenly received a painful blow . |
| 27 | The wind seemed to be finding an incredible number of chinks in Water Gypsy 's structure . |
| 28 | Like with the previous meeting , the accountability aspect of the appraisal seemed to be underplayed and the governors considered the appraisal from the perspective of trying to bring about improvements in the school , and to make a special case to the authority to facilitate improvement by making available additional resources . |
| 29 | Their main pleasure seemed to be in the beautiful garments they made for each other and for their children . |
| 30 | However , through all the long years of the Unix wars , Tivoli 's offering seemed to be the only thing that all the key parties could agree on . |