Example sentences of "seem to be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The questions she had feared earlier seemed to be taking physical shape in the shadowy corners of the room , phantoms waiting to trap her if she dropped her guard for so much as a second . |
| 2 | He looked around briefly at the women with the scraggy necks in the Laura Ashley dresses , and the men who all seemed to be wearing red ties , and probably Seiko watches — but for a different reason from Bob . |
| 3 | We could show when design decisions were forced by that architecture , and when the systems seemed to be facing common problems . |
| 4 | Three rows of tiny figures circled a Navaho basket , holding hands forever in the weave ; black squares for heads , so that they seemed to be facing inward to preserve the sanctity of the dance . |
| 5 | Now the suspected subservience of the judiciary to the politicians seemed to be made manifest . |
| 6 | He liked Mrs Robson , he had become very fond of her : she was down to earth , and she seemed to bring him out of himself , but she seemed to be harbouring serious ideas about Maggie and him . |
| 7 | By the 1970s record manufacturers seemed to be forming new logos ( or trade-names ) as fast as they could , and the entry of hundreds of small independent companies added to the confusion . |
| 8 | In retrospect the debates on the Bill had a curious air of unreality … government spokesmen often seemed to be stating simple lessons in economic theory … |
| 9 | They were 15 minutes from a battling victory at St James ' Park and seemed to be riding tremendous pressure when referee Steve Bell stepped in to award the Division One high-fliers a spot kick . |
| 10 | All points seemed to be given equal emphasis . |
| 11 | I seemed to be standing still . |
| 12 | And when things were going against his men he seemed to be suffering mental agonies . |
| 13 | He could feel it even with his hands over his ears ; it seemed to be making unpleasant bubbles in his head . |
| 14 | In fact , although the Hamptons were approximately eighty miles from the centre of New York , the fast sports car seemed to be making light work of the journey . |
| 15 | Of the original concept , only weatherman Francis Wilson survives and even he seemed to be making conscious efforts not to call clouds ‘ white , fluffy bits ’ , as has been his trick . |
| 16 | Within a few years some observers even began to sense in his reforms the triumph of capitalism over Communism , in that the USSR seemed to be adopting Western methods . |
| 17 | Now , the honey-gold , palm-dotted ramparts and fortifications of Grand Harbour were receding in the distance , the Mediterranean was crystal-clear turquoise beneath them , and the huge arc of the sky seemed to be widening invisible blue arms above the horizon . |
| 18 | All through my childhood , my body always seemed to be going numb . |
| 19 | Incidentally , he seemed to be going long in avocados . |
| 20 | Jack 's glance fell on the tiny computer screen , which seemed to be going crazy — flashing up numbers , graphics and a kind of blue fuzz , each image speeding into the next . |
| 21 | It was n't the kind of thing that had ever been heard on Detroit radio before , but for a while it seemed to be going okay . |
| 22 | ‘ So far as I knew I had attended to every trifling detail , yet every plan , every hope , seemed to be going wrong . |
| 23 | As expected Desert Orchid went straight into the lead , and after putting in extravagant leaps at the first two fences seemed to be set fair for an exhibition round . |
| 24 | Most of them were married , with children : they seemed to be set fair on the roads they would be travelling now for the rest of their lives . |
| 25 | They seemed to be doing fine , but just to be on the safe side we gave them another four days to adapt . |
| 26 | He seemed to be doing fine and then one night I found him cold and dying . |
| 27 | He seemed to be having great difficulty in keeping his eyes on the road , but after a corner entailed leaving rather a lot of tyre on the road he apologised then grinned at her . |
| 28 | Losey 's films during the 1950s and into the 1960s did just what Anderson seemed to be asking British films to do , posing questions about contemporary society in strong , engaging narratives . |
| 29 | The maintenance of this repertoire is made more difficult , in that the majority of children in Roman Catholic schools seem to be taught contemporary hymns and other religious music by religious education teachers , rather than by the music staff . |
| 30 | They seem to be using repro-antique furniture : and remember that an 1850 sideboard looked like a repro in 1850 . |