According to their meaning link verbs can be divided into two large groups:

• link verbs of being and remaining;
• link verbs of becoming.

#1. link verbs of being and remaining

The first group comprises such verbs as to be, to remain, to keep, to continue, to look, to smell, to stand, to sit, to lie, to shine, to seem, to prove, to appear, etc. The latter three verbs have some modal colouring.

Cotman was a nice-looking fellow, of thirty perhaps… (Maugham)
Do not delay, there is no time. Teacher Williams lies dead, already. (Buck)
The Western powers stood aloof. (Buck)
Idris, aged five, at a litte desk all by himself near the fire, was looking extraordinarily pleased with life. (Cronin)
He felt exhausted not with physical fatigue, but with the weight of vague burdens. (Lindsay)
Either course seemed unthinkable, without any connection with himself. (Lindsay)
The door remained wide open; the voices inside were louder than ever. (Priestley)
…the dancing continues fast and furious. (Douglas)
That sounds not unsatisfactory. (Wilde)

#2. link verbs of becoming

The second group comprises such verbs as to become, to get, to grow, to come, to go, to leave, to run, to turn, to make, etc.

Oh, Adolphus Cusins will make a very good husband. (Shaw)
This becomes uninteresting, however, after a time. (Jerome)
How can I get married without my best man? (Lindsay)
And every month of his life he grew handsomer and more interesting. (Burnett)
The great day dawned misty and overcast. (Du Maurier)