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The phrase "seemed to be functioning" is perfectly correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that appears to be working the way it should. For example: "The computer seemed to be functioning properly, so we decided to continue with the experiment."
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PET scans showed that the cells seemed to be functioning in about half the patients.
Mama Leone's still seemed to be functioning, & so did the Mama Laura Restaurant, the Mamary Bros, & Magie's Gifts & Dresses.
While the site seemed to be functioning normally by Wednesday evening, Mr. Owen was not declaring victory.
His wife, Carole Klein, called an ambulance; by the time it arrived Chesivoir seemed to be functioning normally.
My eyesight seemed to be functioning at a much higher level of intensity than normal as it took in the smallest details of my environment.
But many state-run systems — including in Minnesota, California, Nevada, Connecticut and Vermont — seemed to be functioning, albeit, in some cases, slowly and with occasional crashes.
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But these days they seem to be functioning more like rehab centers.
Very few characters in Cai's charmed universe seem to be functioning under any sort of time constraint.
Chinatown's economy seems to be functioning at a different exchange rate from the rest of the city.
"You can see that their brains don't seem to be functioning anymore," he said.
They seem to be functioning again as a couple, even unselfconsciously bickering in front of the waiter.
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