Example sentences of "seem [prep] be [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I mean ( looking back on it ) he seemed to be teaching me a lesson .
2 Mr Fred Barnes was a brick-faced , middle-aged man whose starched white collar seemed to be causing him an obstruction in breathing .
3 It seemed to be testing him the whole time .
4 Even the ducks seemed to be giving it a miss .
5 ‘ That lumbar puncture seems to be taking them a long time . ’
6 That shoulder obviously still him a problem he seems to be holding it a little bit awkwardly as it comes in to Speedy now .
7 Plans for the next show , however , are not running so smoothly and Pigott Smith does n't hide his frustration at a system which seems to be hindering his every move .
8 But having it dished up twice in just 19 days — in what seems suspiciously like identical form — seems to be going it a bit .
9 But it seems to be hitting me a little bit more now , I 'm beginning to realise he 's never coming back .
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