Example sentences of "[vb past] to be coming " in BNC.
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| 1 | Countless rumours of noble treachery against the generous wishes of the Tsar , and an astonishing number of ‘ false tsars ’ believed to be coming to their aid , kept peasant hopes alive . |
| 2 | At first Sergeant Bramble thought it was one of the latest Atco motor-mowers but it seemed to be coming from above them . |
| 3 | The explosion in the orchard seemed to be coming from further away , from the other side of the orchard . |
| 4 | What made things more disconcerting was a strange banging noise that seemed to be coming from the ceiling . |
| 5 | Similarly , Sauguet 's cat probably thought that his owner needed help , and rushed over to lick the hands from which the sounds seemed to be coming , as a way of comforting him — just as a mother cat would rush across to lick the fur of one of its kittens if the young animal appeared to be in distress . |
| 6 | After the race they seemed to be coming up a little more , and by the time we arrived back in Britain I was covered in them . |
| 7 | Well , volunteers for the diet seemed to be coming out of the woodwork ! |
| 8 | The wind seemed to be coming from her left , bitter in the as if she had suddenly received a painful blow . |
| 9 | He could distinctly hear voices which seemed to be coming from the parcels office next door . |
| 10 | Driving through unfamiliar London streets had been nerve-racking enough — vehicles and flashing lights seemed to be coming at him from all angles — but with two kidnap victims in the back , his brain refused to function rationally . |
| 11 | As at Claybury the sub-regional resource centre option seemed to be coming to the fore , this time with high-level support . |
| 12 | , yes that 's , erm yeah , I , last month I received the er , this booklet on the trade and they seemed to be coming out to doing campaign on erm a collection between British training and goods , er and their use abroad erm , and they now , they 've got a , a booking form for a fringe meeting at the A G M , if anyone 's particularly interested attending . |
| 13 | The rumbling had become a steady , low roar , that seemed to be coming as much from inside his head as from all about him . |
| 14 | Once again , it seemed to be coming from the direction of the hill . |
| 15 | He felt a peculiar sense of dislocation , and the sounds of those in the room seemed to be coming from a great distance away . |
| 16 | It seemed to be coming from everywhere — and nowhere — at once . |
| 17 | Another growling seemed to be coming from outside , and the sound of something breathing heavily . |
| 18 | It seemed to be coming closer to him . |
| 19 | Two or three small elements on the edge of the puzzle seemed to be coming together . |
| 20 | He seemed to be coming to a decision to tell her something , and she waited with her heart thudding in her chest . |
| 21 | Clare was not fooled by any of this , although Sue certainly was , and Bryony seemed to be coming round . |
| 22 | His eyes seemed to be coming from a long way away . |
| 23 | The pressure now , though , seemed to be coming from the Moslem side . |
| 24 | Doctors seemed to be coming and going all morning , so it was n't until she was sent to coffee that Juliet had time to think of her mother . |
| 25 | Ian Frank , of the local environment group NEON , said it seemed to be coming from the ICI Wilton site . |
| 26 | Yeah I se well I happened to be coming home from school cos I thought there was a the hearse coming and then I watched two mourning cars two flashy great big things ! |
| 27 | John Pearson , who appears at the Wine Garden , Alton , on Tuesday , of of the 1960s decade of British blues musicians , acknowledged to be coming of age in the 1990s — their mature talents now best equipped for the task of bringing that conviction to their music that only age and experience can provide . |
| 28 | It appeared to be coming from somewhere to the right , the bullets were hitting the house high up and smashing through the windows of one of the bedrooms . |
| 29 | There was a feeling that Mill House might just be coming out of the doldrums : he had won his last race , beating his solitary rival at Sandown Park for the princely sum of £426 , and appeared to be coming back to his old self . |
| 30 | The undoubted economic recovery after 1933 also appeared to be coming to a halt in a new recession which began in the summer of 1937 . |