Example sentences of "he appear [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not think of following him , my feet seemed rooted to the sandy path and I saw him through a mist of tears as he appeared to melt through the door , which closed behind him . |
| 2 | Then , as he prodded the mash with a fork , he appeared to come to the surface . |
| 3 | He brought our conversation to an end by alluding once more to the past ; and in comparing the difference between his present achievements and the tribulations that had led up to it ( though he did not put it quite like that ) , he appeared to coin on the Spot an Epigram which , so far as I know , he never committed to print but of which there are echoes in The Family Reunion . |
| 4 | He appeared to shrug off the news but there is no question that it interjected some kind of identity crisis into his life . |
| 5 | Although the Bluebird appeared only in the last act , Shaw 's performance was widely considered the highlight of the evening 's entertainment ; and his brisees volees — little beats of the feet as he appeared to fly through the air — amazed even the Russians , on the company 's original visit to the Maryinsky . |