Example sentences of "seemed [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We voted against it on the ground that it seemed absurd to respond to a crisis in the beef sector simply by throwing yet more money into a system which has not been reformed . |
| 2 | It seemed sensible to go to the flat and telephone from there . |
| 3 | When I bought him he had been ridden in an ordinary jointed snaffle , so it seemed sensible to stick to the mouthpiece with which he was familiar . |
| 4 | Quite simply , not only do we and they not share common objectives , but we do not even make similar appraisals of world events , as the President of France demonstrated at the time of the coup in Moscow , when he seemed willing to negotiate with the coup 's leaders . |
| 5 | Larne twice came close to stealing a second goal but seemed content to play for a draw . |
| 6 | EUROPEAN Community trade ministers meeting in Luxembourg last night seemed set to fail in an attempt to make any new progress towards a common mergers policy , giving final right of veto on large-scale mergers to Brussels . |
| 7 | Therefore the EC central banks made arrangements to sell the stronger currencies when they threatened to break through the snake ceiling and to buy the weaker currencies when they seemed likely to fall through the snake floor . |
| 8 | One cello player , at least , swept his bow with so much passion that he seemed likely to roll off the platform . |
| 9 | The Bruces , whose currying of favour with Edward had resulted in the restoration of their estates , stirred up minor troubles but seemed glad to yield for the time being to their benefactors and express disapproval of Wallace 's wild conduct . |
| 10 | A few old veterans of the Mosleyite British Union Movement were identified amongst the marchers , and conveniently blamed by some of the more deluded , or self-deluding , but there seemed little escape from the truth . |
| 11 | How care management and care programming are integrated remains to be seen , and it seemed reasonable to look to the community care plans for local authority policies on the question . |
| 12 | The general election which should have come by 1940 seemed unlikely to lead to the return of a majority Labour government but it was postponed because of the declaration of war on 3 September 1939 . |
| 13 | In some counties , great landed magnates seemed able to rely on the support of the freeholders residing in the vicinity of their estates . |
| 14 | Just as he had the ability to compartmentalize his life , so he also seemed able to slough off the weight of the past and begin again . |
| 15 | There were no warnings of Fun Runs , protest marches , street carnivals or charity pram races , so it seemed safe to cut through the City and head for Kent direct , rather than heading east and using the Dartford Tunnel . |
| 16 | It appears that the case had been in progress before the Heliopolitan Divine Council for eighty years and the gods were understandably becoming impatient and short-tempered , yet they seemed unable to decide upon a judgement . |
| 17 | And though it seemed ridiculous to worry about a case like this , there was no doubt the thing had begun to prey on my mind . |
| 18 | There was no guarantee that it would lead to a new deal for the industry nor that , even as a compromise , it would hold against the tensions of a situation in which one side at least seemed determined to continue on a collision course . |