Example sentences of "he seemed [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He seemed pleased with the analogy .
2 But he seemed unaware of the darkness at the back of everything .
3 He seemed unaware of the noise Damian was making .
4 There were other confusions — he was vain , she could smile at that , and yet many times he seemed unaware of the effect his strong presence could have on others .
5 When she glanced back at him he seemed comfortable with the silence , watching the rain and the lake , his blue eyes , not so different in colour from that storm-tossed lake , appreciative and thoughtful .
6 Dismissing Paisley 's support as ‘ a fascist organization masquerading under the cloak of religion … deluding a lot of sincere people … hell-bent on provoking religious strife in Northern Ireland ’ , he seemed unprepared for the reaction against him within his own party .
7 He seemed less of the dictator than he had appeared to her yesterday !
8 ‘ Azor ! ’ he seemed surprised by the question .
9 When she asked him he seemed astonished by the question .
10 but he seemed alright at the weekend , he was decorating at the weekend
11 He seemed alright at the moment , though , and his stroking was even and relaxed .
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