Example sentences of "[conj] he seemed a " in BNC.

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1 He came to spend the night , by agreement , twice a week and she saw him every day but there was no denying that he seemed a visitor and never a member of her household .
2 The fact that he seemed a little simple did not escape their notice but they felt such affection for him that no one ever teased him .
3 His garments were of the forest and he seemed a part of it as he sat there on a tree-stump , small , compact , a broken shape of browns , fawns , russets and greens .
4 He had seen the boy once or twice since , and he seemed a nice enough lad — a little backward perhaps , but his mother was ashamed of him , and refused to send him to school , perhaps fearing the other children would tease him .
5 Wattana had beaten Parrott in four major events this season and he seemed a good bet to improve this record when he established a 2–0 lead .
6 I did n't know where Bill Stubbly lived , but I did know his routine and he seemed a far better bet than approaching Nevil direct .
7 The Steward 's staff seem to have heard a rumour about his being out of favour with the War Office , but he seemed a most efficient and kindly gentleman to us , with the welfare of children very much at heart .
8 But he seemed a bit tight-lipped about it .
9 The next evening my father was brought home in a German car , but he seemed a broken man .
10 Yeah , but he seemed a bit more like a normal fifteen , sixteen year old
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