Example sentences of "seem to be work " in BNC.

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1 It seemed to be working .
2 But they seemed to be working normally — quite normally .
3 They were supporting him , they were making him look good , and the overall strategy seemed to be working .
4 Aunt Emily said , ‘ If you read it , dear child , it will take away your fear , ’ and Alexandra , stubbornly remembering Michael Swinton 's saying that she seemed to be working out her own salvation and feeling that the decision to read the journal must be part of that working out , shook her head and sent her needle stabbing in and out of the canvas .
5 He seemed to be working his way round the back of the Daily Mirror building , though I could n't think why .
6 ‘ Because he seemed to be working on that kind of thing . ’
7 And it certainly seemed to be working .
8 I learned a lot about books , but what I will remember most is the happy way everyone seemed to be working together , and the obvious warmth of fellowship . ’
9 Because New Jersey does not have its own television station , or even a state newspaper , the candidates have bought expensive air time on the New York City-based stations and in Mr Florio 's case , they seem to be working .
10 No matter how many things seem to be working against us we are , ultimately , responsible for our successes and our failures , our sadness and our joy .
11 Moreover some individuals-do n't actually contribute a lot to the groups and only seem to be working .
12 We seem to be working really well as a unit and things really gel when we write together .
13 ‘ The changes seem to be working , and this is reflected in a slight increase in circulation .
14 We do have er , performance targets , they seem to be working well , er , ninety percent figure was given , that does seem to be holding up .
15 They seem to be working their way around the main shopping areas of Britain over the last two years .
16 So erm but they se they seem to be working out okay .
17 ‘ He seems to be working hard enough and studying , ’ Rose tried to reassure him as always from a careful distance .
18 The whole operation sounds too neat to be true — but it seems to be working at least as well as other last-ditch cancer treatments .
19 ‘ I 've been treated like a pin-cushion , but it seems to be working so far , ’ he said .
20 It seems to be working too .
21 Fear stalks the world of financial reporting So far , the Review Panel 's tough attitude to wayward accounting seems to be working
22 He treats the offer jokingly , but finds that something seems to be working to bring him and his wife good fortune .
23 The prince for his part seems to be working on a deal to give the Khmers Rouges a role in the political system .
24 THE second period of cohabitation in France between a conservative government and a Socialist president seems to be working a treat .
25 Sharing work , yet retaining a clear sense of role , is obviously more difficult but potentially rewarding and in Maidstone seems to be working well .
26 Now it seems to be working over here too ; Alsace is becoming established as a reliable , perhaps even the most reliable , wine bar white available .
27 ‘ It seems to be working , ’ said Twoflower admiringly , as Hrun rode ahead to scout the road .
28 Now that my machine seems to be working tolerably well again , here is some news , along with renewed thanks for the welcome and lovely meals whilst I was with you — and I was of course interested and glad to meet and to know they would come and try and help with anything if you ring them .
29 When you finish testing , well , as you test you start off with simple numbers and you then start changing some of the numbers , to test other aspects , and eventually you 're happy that everything seems to be working alright .
30 The ’ Yes , Prime Minister ’ syndrome seems to be working in Government Departments .
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