Example sentences of "[prep] what seem a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , the finish judges had to be consulted , and after what seemed a prolonged pow-wow , they came up with an answer . |
| 2 | After what seemed a long time , but was in fact only seconds , an almost inaudible whisper issued into the room . |
| 3 | DANCE is making its way back to the Liverpool arts scene following what seemed a fallow period . |
| 4 | To young Clive it was like living near what seemed a dramatic glimpse into the future . |
| 5 | Nervously she licked dry lips and , into what seemed a sudden stillness , heard him catch his breath . |
| 6 | We 've had almost a minute of stoppage time and Leicester lead by that single David Speedy goal from what seems a long time ago now in the first half . |
| 7 | I sat for what seemed a long time in the cold darkness , breathing shallowly , not moving at all , just waiting , and eventually there was a lightening of the shadows and a luminosity in the wood , and the moon rose clear and bright in the east . |
| 8 | Ruth waited for what seemed a long time . |
| 9 | He took the instrument and listened to Sandy 's heart for what seemed a long time . |
| 10 | He listened in silence for what seemed a longer period than normal , then she heard him speak . |
| 11 | It may be absolutely necessary to spell out the sophisticated potential of ( 4 ) , the counselling role , for their resistance to doing drama may well block them from making connections between what seems a puerile exercise and anything of significance to themselves . |
| 12 | Her splendidly white skin and fine neck were shown off by a square décolletage , messy swathes of lace tied over her bosom by what seemed a white shoe-lace . |