Example sentences of "seemed very [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ She seemed very convinced of the matter .
2 He had never met Hindley Foster , someone who seemed very much on the periphery of their lives .
3 Within a few days she seemed very accepting of the situation , almost enjoying not having her husband around the house .
4 Johnson ate ‘ several plate-fulls of Scotch broth , with barley and peas in it , and seemed very fond of the dish ’ .
5 I did and I passed the exam ( which seemed very important at the time , although now I am not so sure ) .
6 But then , in the early '70s , Bristol was very raffish : the port connection made it a terribly druggy city , which to a student seemed very exciting at the time . ’
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