Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] seemed [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coming on the heels of the Ashby Report , which had lacked conviction in Tutorials and had recommended that the reference to them in grant regulations be dropped , the Board 's decision seemed to be another blow to what had traditionally been regarded as the apex of WEA work . |
| 2 | His father 's smell seemed to be impregnated in the large cotton shirt that covered him from neck to calf . |
| 3 | Strangely , one of the spars from the bed 's headboard seemed to be missing . |
| 4 | Alice 's heart seemed to be thumping in time with the train wheels as she looked at Harry 's glowing face opposite her . |
| 5 | Ruth 's mind seemed to be changing and collapsing with these wonders ; and the underground cold ate into her . |
| 6 | Thomas 's mind seemed to be elsewhere , and there was no perfunctory laugh in return . |
| 7 | But again Morse 's mind seemed to be tuned to another wave-length . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Yet , only a few days ago , Labour 's campaign seemed to be swinging to victory . |
| 10 | The gelding 's career seemed to be over when he broke down badly in the spring of 1988 . |
| 11 | The prospective crew of the Adriatic followed suit and a general upheaval outside the union 's control seemed to be a real possibility . |
| 12 | Instead the council 's role seemed to be facilitative . |
| 13 | Right up until ten minutes before the result was announced , John 's victory seemed to be in the bag . |
| 14 | Read 's curse seemed to be following Stock until , at Laax in 1989 , the Austrian won his first World Cup downhill . |
| 15 | Above all , Marx 's analysis seemed to be borne out by reality , by developments both in the West , with the rapid rise of the German Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) , and in Russia itself . |
| 16 | At least , Sara was ostensibly pushing it , but Dr Kent 's hand seemed to be on top of hers , helping her to guide it along the passage between the rooms . |
| 17 | Who , Elinor 's expression seemed to be saying , is Martin Rubashon ? |
| 18 | Gray 's view seemed to be vindicated , however , on the first trip , to Bournemouth , when the promotion winners won 2–1 , with goals by home defender Alex Watson and Jimmy Willis proving decisive . |