Example sentences of "seem to have taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She seemed to have taken a turn for the worse , her eyes had gone dull and slitty again with a third kind of lid coming half across .
2 Since Lemmy 's move to LA , Motorhead 's fortunes seem to have taken a turn for the better .
3 The playing fortunes of David Campese , on the other hand , seem to have taken a turn for the worse .
4 ‘ Well , she 's usually particular who rides Leopold , but she seems to have taken a shine to the boy .
5 Nero wants you for the circus , he seems to have taken a fancy to you and was asking about the lanolin — say no more !
6 He must have seen the blaze of fury in Sophie 's eyes , but , ignoring it , he added smilingly , ‘ Fate seems to have taken a hand in our affairs . ’
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