Example sentences of "still seemed [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She gave him a little push and , in a daze , he followed Dorothy and one or two of the others up the stairs to the room that had been and still seemed to be Bunty 's . |
| 2 | The last of the winter snow was melting off the steep slopes , but the flatter areas and the passes still seemed to be well covered . |
| 3 | He still seemed to be wearing his favourite shirt and jeans . |
| 4 | The robes were stained and torn , but there still seemed to be some blood on the bones . |
| 5 | There remained one category of great natural calamities that , because of its scale and random impact , still seemed to be the work of a wrathful deity . |
| 6 | The favourite still seemed to be going well enough , however , and the adoring masses were not particularly worried as the leading group — Ten of Spades and Desert Orchid , with Toby Tobias and Norton 's Coin close behind — thundered down towards the third last fence . |
| 7 | But the noises outside still seemed to him to be those of a wood in February . |
| 8 | Mick still seemed to be looking for an excuse to return home , so I chose not to make an issue of the blunder . |
| 9 | After that , if differences in income per worker in different enterprises still seemed to be excessive , it would be reasonable to introduce a progressive tax on enterprise income within each republic or province , based on the level of the enterprise 's net income per worker . |
| 10 | Even after that , they still seemed to be completely bewildered , and kept repeating , ‘ But you do n't really want to be alone , do you ? ’ |
| 11 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 12 | No Roman Catholic movement of the left had appeared to help Rome in its political struggles at a time when the suffrage was spreading ; in spite of a few ‘ Christian socialists ’ , Roman Catholicism still seemed to be tied to social and political conservatism . |
| 13 | On the following day Jack still seemed to be sleep-walking his way around the course and I was not surprised when he visited the water a couple of times and eventually handed in a score of two over par . |
| 14 | If the Vietminh still seemed to be the only movement capable of achieving the fulfilment of the people 's aspiration to national independence and to social justice , it nevertheless ruled with the aid of physical terror and moral constraint . |
| 15 | In the mid-1970s things still seemed to be going well . |
| 16 | The blond bimbo , Britta , still seemed to be excited ; her glittering blue eyes , Bernice thought , hinted at a sort of insanity . |
| 17 | In spite of all my education , I still seemed to be the coarse , common boy she used to laugh at . |
| 18 | He listened before he let himself out of the cellar , but there still seemed to be nobody around ; Reynolds felt gritty and smeared , at an unhappy disadvantage if he should have to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation . |
| 19 | Fat Paul still seemed to be reeling at this development . |
| 20 | Money still seemed to be at the forefront . |
| 21 | A minute later she had the result , and although the scales were less accurate than those at Dr Greene 's consulting-rooms , the weight gain still seemed to be dramatic . |
| 22 | Her own body and mind still seemed to be moving in slow motion , and she had a wild urge to — what ? |
| 23 | The squire 's white velvet purse had weighed him down , and though he had slipped it out of his jerkin and felt it sink past his feet , coins still seemed to be clinging to his armpit . |
| 24 | Vendelin Gajdusek did not question her , anyhow , though he still seemed to be insisting on the administration of some antiseptic , for , ‘ This way , ’ he instructed , and , turning , he gave an instruction to the Dobermann , who had not moved an inch since his last instruction . |
| 25 | Lubor still seemed to her to be unsure . |
| 26 | So essential did this communication seem to the West Midlands survey respondents , that the repetition that it would inevitably entail for the manager , as different volunteers come in each day , still seemed worth the effort . |
| 27 | Her theory had been proved , yet it still seemed like a fairy story . |
| 28 | He still seemed in charge there . ’ |
| 29 | As the prosecution still seemed in no hurry to have a trial date set , Chief Judge Moran overruled the government 's objections and ordered that Coleman 's legal passport be returned , subject to his giving the prosecutor two weeks ’ notice of his intention to leave the country and to his reporting in to his pre-trial services officer every other week by telephone . |