Example sentences of "[pron] seem [adj] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Existentialism and all those other topical philosophies of the past three decades , which seemed important at the time , may have given him some guidelines .
2 Most of them seem apprehensive at the prospect of a possible loss of authority , failing to see that , on the contrary , their grip on matters would be greatly strengthened .
3 They seemed shocked at the suggestion .
4 but he seemed alright at the weekend , he was decorating at the weekend
5 He seemed alright at the moment , though , and his stroking was even and relaxed .
6 It has to do partly with the feeling , particularly powerful in the 19th century , that the proper role of education , at least at the top end , was to equip gentlemen to run the Empire ; and it seemed reasonable at the time to concentrate not upon mechanics , but upon grand ideals , and the classics were studied as if they were a form of theology , a way of revealing fundamental and lasting human truths This , perhaps , is why anti-science is strongest in Britain , because we took Empire most seriously .
7 It seemed cheap at the price — five guineas for travel and a month 's board and lodging .
8 It seemed odd at the time , ’ the youth went on , unconscious of his sudden undesirability .
9 and I thought come into my head , it 's probably complete rubbish but it seems logical at the time which was , if you got rid of er , a lot of the various taxes that they paid and put everything on to VAT , apart from the fact that you 'd be a few , just by upping the rate of VAT they would collect the extra monies , you 'd save a lot of the money you 'd pay in administration costs by , all the various different departments er
10 It seems ironic at a time of mounting concern about the excessive hours of junior hospital doctors .
11 It seems providential at a time when good news and dreams are in short supply : 430 unknown drawings by Amedeo Modigliani from his eight crucial years in Paris ( 1906–14 ) , which will be published by Noel Alexandre in September .
12 ‘ I did what seemed practical at the time .
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