But they did not seem to hold my attention, after all.

He could never seem to hold onto her for very long.

I used to like reading, but it didn't seem to hold my attention any more.

When the two met later on, she no longer seemed to hold any interest in him.

For an hour and a half, my mother seemed to hold her own.

It seemed to hold more food than she had seen at one time in months.

He couldn't seem to hold a job more than a couple of months.

But she always seemed to hold a part of herself back.

Only that one place seemed to hold any attention for them.

Now, as the peace seems to hold, families are beginning to go home.