This sentence seems to read better with quotes than without.

The sentences do seem rather out of proportion with reality.

His last sentence seemed to run together in a single phrase.

This last sentence seemed to provide the key to what Susan was upset about.

The last sentence seemed to echo in his mind when he had spoken it.

The sentences, when they came, seemed to issue with an unbroken fluency.

The short sentence seemed to linger longer than the previous writings.

Every other sentence in the narration seems to include the words "may have."

That one sentence seemed to open the door to deep spending cuts, even in areas like education and health care.

The trial and sentence seemed to satisfy the requirements of the dead.