Only natives seem to know when such informality is appropriate.

At the mention of Skeleton Rock, the natives seemed to go wild.

Infant mortality ("lost ones") was high, perhaps around sixty percent; the natives seemed to take it for granted.

The natives seem not to have been aware of this shortage, and were themselves desperately trying to regroup.

The natives seemed to fear his alien shape.

When rain finally fell, the natives seemed to have forgotten how to drive in it.

It really was exasperating to observe how the natives seemed to like their marshes.

Well, it's a preposterous tale, but the natives seem to believe it.

The natives seemed to have forgotten her existence - no one came near the hut, not even to bring her food.

The natives seemed to be growing restless, and there was no sign of Costello.