Example sentences of "but it seemed a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But it seemed a long time .
2 I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes .
3 God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time .
4 How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea .
5 The thought did come to his mind a week or so later that she might have been in love with him , but it seemed a ludicrous idea as well as self-congratulatory , and he put it by .
6 Video re-runs hinted that Dowie had impeded a defender thus giving Quinn the necessary space but it seemed a harsh decision .
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