Example sentences of "[noun pl] seem to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least the kids seemed to be getting on . |
| 2 | And it was so quiet , suddenly , that their ears seemed to be singing . |
| 3 | Ears seemed to be ringing . |
| 4 | Mrs Funnell 's face was twitching , each feature of it seeming to stretch away from its neighbour : the eyebrows were raised , the eyes wide , the nose was stretched downwards , her upper lip covering her top set of teeth was trying to steady them , while her drooped chin was wobbling ; even her ears seemed to be twitching . |
| 5 | His eyes seemed to be trying to imitate a lizard and swivel in opposite directions . |
| 6 | His eyes seemed to be trying to assess how much he knew . |
| 7 | For a second or two his eyes seemed to be searching her as he glanced at her dark , tightly fixed hair , her face , her shoulders and her long neck . |
| 8 | Those eyes seemed to be holding her rigid . |
| 9 | There was somehow a smell of sulphur in the air now and Rohmer 's eyes seemed to be glittering in triumph . |
| 10 | His eyes seemed to be popping out of his head in uncontrollable anger . |
| 11 | The nun 's eyes seemed to be popping out of her head as she again wielded the ruler . |
| 12 | His eyes seemed to be coming from a long way away . |
| 13 | Why ? his small beady eyes seemed to be saying , What did I do ? |
| 14 | His brown eyes seemed to be saying things again , things she wanted to hear him speak . |
| 15 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |
| 16 | His eyes seemed to be stripping the robe from her shoulders , peeling it away , fold by fold , to leave her standing there before him , naked and raw . |
| 17 | The huge domes seemed to be heaped on top of each other like black barnacles , their polarised , opaque surfaces hiding everything contained within them . |
| 18 | All my favourite high street shops seemed to be offering them if you just walked in off the street so I snapped up several . |
| 19 | The flowers had dripped all down his trousers , his face was frighteningly lacking in colour , he was trembling , and his lips seemed to be sticking together as he tried to speak . |
| 20 | His lips seemed to be mouthing something , but Robert could not make out what it was . |
| 21 | As each of the three variables seemed to be related to risk of relapse , it followed that those living in high contact with high EE relatives and failing to maintain prophylactic medication should be at greatest risk of relapse , while those living with low EE relatives and continuing to take their medication should have the lowest risk . |
| 22 | All around the smoking room , gentlemen seemed to be standing in clusters laughing and clapping each other on the shoulder . |
| 23 | His smile disappeared and his next words seemed to be fired at her . |
| 24 | Everywhere you looked , the world of cars seemed to be touching upon affairs of great import . |
| 25 | By the 1970s record manufacturers seemed to be forming new logos ( or trade-names ) as fast as they could , and the entry of hundreds of small independent companies added to the confusion . |
| 26 | One of the lads seemed to be carrying a bag . |
| 27 | Its massive spreading branches seemed to be enfolding and embracing the tiny building , and perhaps hiding it as well from the rest of the world . |
| 28 | Although we spoke English and they spoke English , our verbs , our pronouns and prepositions seemed to be examined as if they were foreign . |
| 29 | It seemed at first glance that Louise was wearing a turban ; she had saved her day 's ration of flour and had made a poultice of it for a boil which had erupted on her temple ; her other boils seemed to be growing slightly better . |
| 30 | Guards seemed to be loosing off shots blindly into the water , perhaps hoping to hit Benny by sheer concentration of fire . |