Example sentences of "seemed [prep] be [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matthew Prescott seemed to be taking a heck of a time to open the door . |
| 2 | Korda , in between doing his national service , seemed to be building a tennis career that would merely reach the dizzying heights of an anthill at best . |
| 3 | Britain , the alleged home of ‘ not one of us ’ , seemed to be wearing a halo to Jane at that moment . |
| 4 | Pascoe chose another moment on the tape and the waltz seemed to be reaching a finale : all brass and basses . |
| 5 | This in an ordinary way would not have mattered , but it mattered in this particular case and mattered quite fatally , because at various stages of the discussion , when we seemed to be reaching an agreement , I pressed Mr Smith about whether there was any likelihood , whatever the agreement was , that it would be acceptable to the entire population of Rhodesia , which the British government had laid down as a precondition . |
| 6 | He seemed to be enjoying a feeling that he was taking part in a daring conversation . |
| 7 | There was an elderly woman , who might be the housekeeper , mending clothes , and two young ladies , who seemed to be learning a language with dictionaries . |
| 8 | Even the washing hanging from the tenement windows seemed to be fluttering a welcome as we all struggled to our feet , pushing and shoving , as we attempted to get our packs on our backs , at the same time trying to get a clear view of the platform and the hundreds of people watching the train pull in . |
| 9 | He seemed to be smoking a cigar ; a little red glow formed occasionally as he inhaled , but I could smell no smoke . |
| 10 | Kathy Acker 's off-the-shoulder dress displayed to advantage her collection of off-the-shoulder tattoos ; Sara Maitland wore a pale pink pyjama suit and Jean Binta Breeze seemed to be smoking a pipe . |
| 11 | Hilda 's home was near the convent , and the tube train seemed to be boring a hole into the past , bearing her inexorably back to the source of her purest happiness and pain . |
| 12 | At eight o'clock I could see the faces of the audience well enough , but by and by the room became quite dark , and I seemed to be addressing an audience of silent and attentive ghosts . |
| 13 | While the position was clouded by the forthcoming abolition of the area health authorities , regional officers seemed to be forming a view that some areas , left to themselves , would not react in an appropriate way to the circumstances of rundown . |
| 14 | First of all , despite Patten 's disclaimer in his Guardian article , the Conservatives seemed to be demanding a monopoly over the idea on the grounds of its consonance with traditional Conservative doctrine . |
| 15 | There was Charles , talking to the new proprietor of the Informer ( plotting no doubt ) and there was her daughter Sally arm in arm with Nat Higsby from the Tavistock : they seemed to be singing a duet . |
| 16 | This was also the case when external or internal politics , rather than commercial performance , seemed to be becoming a yardstick in financial allocations between Boards . |
| 17 | It seemed to be becoming a habit . |
| 18 | Debbie Raymond , who seemed to be winning a battle against breast cancer following a double mastectomy , was found dead at her home . |
| 19 | " No wooden shoes " ; " No potatoes , No Popery " ; no imprisonment without trial ; liberty , freedom , and , especially , a sympathy with anyone who seemed to be making a stand against government 's inherent tendency towards arbitrary action . |
| 20 | And they had hundreds and hundreds of hens in deep litter and they seemed to be making a lot of money out of it . |
| 21 | They seemed to be making a point on reception of continually stressing , ‘ This is prison so you 'd better get used to it . |
| 22 | Clarissa pointed out that nobody else seemed to be making a fuss . |
| 23 | She seemed to be making an effort to speak in a dispassionate practical tone . |
| 24 | She moved her head slowly now and seemed to be making an effort to speak , and then she muttered , ‘ You 'll be getting your calling up papers eventually , in any case , so why … ? |
| 25 | You would n't be living like that because of comfort , because of security " — he seemed to be making an effort to despise these words as much as she did — " but because of your aim . |
| 26 | They all seemed to be making an effort and doing their best , although the smaller rabbits — especially Pipkin — clearly found the task an awkward one . |
| 27 | It did occur to me that since everyone seemed to be playing a game with rules unknown to me , Robert might not be concerned only that I would be bored by myself , but he might want me to go with him for reasons of his own . |
| 28 | One of the lads seemed to be carrying a bag . |
| 29 | It seemed to be offering an explanation about something . |
| 30 | But the cook was in fine form and they seemed to be thawing a bit when I left them chattering away in Greek with Denholm sitting among them and not understanding a word they were saying . |