Example sentences of "seem [to-vb] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So there we are , ’ he went on , and his voice seemed to carry more than ever . |
| 2 | He seemed to lose more than he gained . ’ |
| 3 | The declivities seemed to promise more ease than the heights because of the heavier shade and the caressing sound of the small brooks which ran clear and sparkling across their path . |
| 4 | They seemed to reflect more of their owner 's personality . |
| 5 | And although Eliot was only one member of a jury which included among others Robert Lowell , W. H. Auden , Conrad Aiken and Katherine Anne Porter , he was singled out for abuse : in fact , he seemed to receive more than Pound himself . |
| 6 | With every horror — the Poison Feast of 1907 being one of the most infamous — Castle Drachenfels seemed to draw more vileness unto itself . |
| 7 | It was unshakable in its main bastion , Britain , and elsewhere the prospects of social revolution paradoxically seemed to depend more than ever on the prospect of the bourgeoisie , domestic or foreign , creating that triumphant capitalism which would make possible its own overthrow . |
| 8 | The NEB itself seemed to imply more than prospecting might be going on : ‘ It has been suggested that some of the investigations might have been more extensive than might normally be expected . |
| 9 | Fleetwood Mac just seemed to get more than our fair share … ’ |
| 10 | We seemed to get more than our fair share of bad weather on that tour apart from an idyllic three weeks in the West country . |
| 11 | But she only seemed to uncover more and more misery and misfortune whichever way she turned . |
| 12 | Things seemed to have more of a sense that they were leading somewhere . |
| 13 | But , as far as I was concerned , he was just another rockabilly who 'd park his flash motor out the front and seemed to have more money than all the rest of us put together . |
| 14 | I seemed to have more time to get things together the second time and Fringe stayed beside Bob fairly smoothly to the end . |
| 15 | The Evening News reporter seemed to have more exact information than either myself or the War Office . |
| 16 | She seemed to have more energy as a result , but she developed nettle-rash and a vaginal discharge , which turned out to-be due to thrush ( Candida infection ) . |
| 17 | It was a big machine which I think had not been set up right — it seemed to have more blades than necessary . |
| 18 | Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule . |
| 19 | They all seemed to have more luggage than when they had started . |
| 20 | Workers had rallied enthusiastically to the Soviet , and soldiers in the capital also seemed to have more faith in it than in the Duma leaders . |
| 21 | The normal childhood that other people wished on him struck him as mostly plaguing and tawdry ; his own lost norm , a life spent in the company of ribald sopranos and tap-dancers and hard-pressed comedians in fear of the sack , seemed to have more decency and purpose . |
| 22 | Something like resentment was beginning to swell in Cardiff ; a resentment that he was now doing as he was told by these newcomers — these newcomers who seemed to have more answers than he did for whatever in hell was going on here . |
| 23 | They seemed to have more money . |
| 24 | It seemed to have more life than the photograph . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He seemed to have more chances in our draw with Spurs than the rest of the season put together , ’ said Big Ron . |
| 26 | In the past it was invariably the leading Americans who seemed to have more grit or nerve when it came to the closing stretch . |
| 27 | Macca looked a class act , some great passing , and seemed to have more time on the ball than anyone else , but he did n't get into the game quite often enough . |
| 28 | And the funny thing was , instead of being resentful of the changes , everybody seemed happier , seemed to have more sense of purpose , more enthusiasm for giving the guests a good time , instead of having one themselves . |
| 29 | I wish he seemed to take more interest in life generally . |
| 30 | He says that it seemed to take more than half an hour . |