Example sentences of "[noun prp] seem [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was firm with the three of us , but Richard seemed to get into trouble being a strong minded boy and rugby mad . |
| 2 | Dustin seemed to behave towards fame with a certain cynicism , rather like Ben Braddock at the party thrown for him by his parents to celebrate his graduation . |
| 3 | The name Threepwood seems to come to mind but ca n't quite place it … , anyway back to that puzzle with the rock … |
| 4 | In the next house , Miss Goulding seemed to toil from morning to night at top speed to ensure that the laundry she worked on was ready for delivery by Fred Cotton . |
| 5 | Most of Norfolk seemed to consist of holiday towns , geared for tourists , and the tourist season did n't start until late May . |
| 6 | And Adimov seemed to look for admiration from Holly when he told his story . |
| 7 | Slightly dominant , she slotted admirably into the mother-substitute figure that Nicholson seemed to require for stability — as opposed to the more sexually desirable women who figured in his life with frequency . |
| 8 | It is true that Robert Harley ( now Earl of Oxford ) and Viscount Bolingbroke seemed to flirt with Jacobitism in the period 1710 – 14 , but they were never sincere , and their actions must be set in the context of their attempts to rally disparate groups of Tories behind them in their own personal struggle for dominance within the party . |
| 9 | Deane seems to have to problem of going to collect the ball on the wings and as a result he 's never in the centre when the ball comes across — I hope someone will tell him that centre forwards are supposed to hang around near the goal . |
| 10 | Jackson seemed to pause for thought . |
| 11 | And Rovers coach George Fairburn revealed : ‘ Gary seems to grow in confidence the more he plays . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , with repeated French insinuations that they had neither the means nor the intention of reconquering Vietnam , it obviously came as a shock to the US to discover that this was exactly what France seemed to have in mind . |
| 13 | Just then there was a crash and a roar from reception , and Tracey seemed to shrink with fear . |
| 14 | During the next weeks Merrill seemed to exist in limbo . |