Example sentences of "[adv] seemed to be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as big as the island itself , if not bigger , and the rocks below seemed to be wobbling under the strain of holding it up . |
| 2 | Despite this chilly inconvenience , however , the place was crowded with people who all seemed to be talking at once . |
| 3 | He always seemed to be ringing from a callbox , on grounds that the walls in his office had ears . |
| 4 | He always seemed to be picking on me . |
| 5 | Back in his hometown of Cork , Fergus always seemed to be floating in the wake of the other noted Cork scrum-half , Michael Bradley . |
| 6 | She hardly seemed to be listening to what he was saying . |
| 7 | Vendelin Gajdusek did not question her , anyhow , though he still seemed to be insisting on the administration of some antiseptic , for , ‘ This way , ’ he instructed , and , turning , he gave an instruction to the Dobermann , who had not moved an inch since his last instruction . |
| 8 | Her own body and mind still seemed to be moving in slow motion , and she had a wild urge to — what ? |
| 9 | Mick still seemed to be looking for an excuse to return home , so I chose not to make an issue of the blunder . |
| 10 | The squire 's white velvet purse had weighed him down , and though he had slipped it out of his jerkin and felt it sink past his feet , coins still seemed to be clinging to his armpit . |
| 11 | Fat Paul still seemed to be reeling at this development . |
| 12 | Furthermore , the company also seemed to be reneging on some of the assurances given to placate Scottish interests during the takeover battle . |
| 13 | Since she 'd met him things that were normally buried fathoms deep seemed to be floating to the surface . |
| 14 | Both sides indeed seemed to be pleading for German support against the other . |