Example sentences of "he seem too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Concerned , however , that these words might make him seem too frivolous , in the simple delight he obviously took in playing with his cat , he checks himself with the criticism that ‘ verily it may well be called an idle man 's pastime ’ . |
| 2 | His very intelligent scrutiny of a role can make him seem too detached , too much the performer of a plan . ’ |
| 3 | Not a houseman — he seemed too confident to be a mere houseman . |
| 4 | He seemed too stunned to speak before snorting with mirth again . |
| 5 | Thank you for looking after on those really black days when even he seemed too much to cope with . |
| 6 | He seemed too strong , too self-contained . |
| 7 | He seemed too depressed to do very much , wandering round the house like a zombie . |
| 8 | He seemed too exhausted even to speak or move his eyes . |
| 9 | He seemed too young and vibrant for work she had previously thought to be the province of uniformed men with starched collars and even stiffer demeanours . |
| 10 | I wondered if we should have given him something for his information , but he seemed too dignified . |
| 11 | Certainly , he seems too slight of stature to have handcuffed heavier men and hauled them up by their wrists to hang , agonisingly , from hooks . |
| 12 | ‘ He seems too sane really . |