Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several harassers , not stopped at the outset , will claim that the victim ‘ wanted it ’ or did n't seem to mind . |
| 2 | He felt more like a hole in the air than ever , and began also to seem frighteningly insensible . |
| 3 | Her eyes were wild and did not seem to see him , her wings were smashing at the bars and branch in her cage , and she was over and up to the top . |
| 4 | She was lost in thought , and did not seem to notice that everyone was looking at her . |
| 5 | He was laughing with a group of female technicians and did not seem to be aware that anything unusual had happened . |
| 6 | The statement was made flatly and did not seem to require confirmation . |
| 7 | The family lived in one of the Barratt houses and did not seem to Helen unduly prosperous , but clearly one was losing one 's eye for these things . |
| 8 | He appeared to be completely at sea again when I asked why primary schools in Scotland were excluded from the Bill , and did not seem to know that Scottish primary schools had been excluded . |
| 9 | The fog had fallen overnight and did not seem to be showing any sign of becoming less thick . |
| 10 | she was nice so , she would admire his fine colours and did not seem much herself , so , she wanted |
| 11 | The old grey wood , though still dampish , looked as adequate for its purpose as its fellows still forming the boathouse floor and did n't seem to have been weakened in any way . |
| 12 | After countless ages I seemed to come back to a real realisation that I was continuing to breathe , even if with difficulty , and did n't seem in immediate danger of stopping . |
| 13 | What most disturbed the three long-standing sufferers in Bryn Higgins 's programme was not just the absence of cause for their experiences , but the fact that the medical profession had no answer — and did n't seem particularly interested . |
| 14 | But it all seemed very appropriate and did n't seem like a headstrong , desperate manoeuvre in any sense . |
| 15 | The Pacific , though , had already waited three years and did n't seem in any particular hurry this year either . |
| 16 | And he wass very nice and did n't seem to mind at all about being told . ’ |
| 17 | The Wang Garden was the only restaurant in that part of the country , unless you counted the Paragon Café , which served pizza and eggs and did n't seem to know the meaning of its name . |
| 18 | Paul came in and did n't seem at all surprised by the theatrics when the curtains opened revealing the four of us . |
| 19 | The other customers retained their normal appearances and did n't seem to notice anything odd about Mr and Mrs Smith , who were still boars as I backed out of the shop carrying the bags of groceries . |
| 20 | People moved out of his way and did n't seem to mind doing so . |
| 21 | She kept to herself and did n't seem to act in any suspicious manner . |
| 22 | All of them were aware of their role and did n't seem to mind too much that their peers thought them to be crazy . |
| 23 | The attacks came without warning and did n't seem to be set off by any direct thought about being moved . |
| 24 | She ignored the question , and did n't seem to be able to understand his agitation . |
| 25 | She sat looking bored and did n't seem perturbed about the noises around them . |
| 26 | Speed came on for White and did n't seem to have many problems although that 's prob- ably because he did n't touch the ball much . |
| 27 | They were concious of their decision and did n't seem to put them in a great dilemna |
| 28 | People in Donegal listened earnestly to the priest , craning forward as if to show him that they were there , but did not seem to be taking in the words . |
| 29 | Something put his hand on Anne 's bottom , but did not seem to mind too much when she peeled it off and gave it back to him . |
| 30 | Nutty screamed for Nails , who came back reluctantly but did not seem disposed to fight . |