Example sentences of "[noun] it seem a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since passion does not come in bottles it seems a vain hope . |
| 2 | With dolphins on the rampage it seems a good idea to spend as much time as possible out of the water . |
| 3 | Ineffectual or not against lingering gases it seemed a wise precaution , even if it was only psychological . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's just that after we went to live in South Africa it seemed a sensible choice for a third language , as the only non-English-speaking countries among the front line states are Mozambique and Angola . ’ |
| 5 | On the surface it seemed a reasonable explanation . |
| 6 | She had joined the course at her parents ' insistence and while it was n't her idea of fun at the time it seemed a better alternative than being behind a typewriter . |