Example sentences of "[pron] always seemed [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But the sailors in the northern hemisphere — the part of the earth north of the Equator — realised that there was one star which always seemed to stay in the same place — the Pole Star .
2 But in private , Mary remarked to Mick that it was funny how that one always seemed to fall on her feet .
3 They always seemed to go at three o'clock in the morning .
4 They lasted all too shortly — maybe a fortnight or so — before they needed to be recharged , and they always seemed to fade at a crucial time , in the middle of your favourite programme .
5 They always seemed to smell of singed feathers when they came back .
6 But I did n't go to the altar ; to be honest it was n't for lack of offers , but because they always seemed to come from people I would n't have been caught dead at an altar with .
7 But Isabel had plenty of spirit , Guy reminded himself , ruthlessly stamping down on the protectiveness the sight of her always seemed to arouse in him .
8 She hoped he was n't , for he always seemed to talk about himself and kept Connie largely silent , which meant that no one else present had any amusement at all .
9 And he always seemed to slip into it I expect .
10 But when it when a bill came up and it would take away the money that we 'd saved for Kelly 's new school uniform , so it always seemed to come in a rush and there was always something needed like you know .
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