Example sentences of "[pron] seemed the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | After the more spartan conditions of the past two months , it seemed the height of luxury . |
| 32 | But it seemed the doctor could persuade Sarah to do anything , for it did n't take much argument to convince her that it was wrong to be ungracious . |
| 33 | It seemed the end of the attempt . |
| 34 | It seemed the end . |
| 35 | ‘ I was heartbroken when I found I had MS : it seemed the end of all my hopes and dreams , of my career and possibly of marrying and having children . ’ |
| 36 | It seemed the moment to enquire into the planned whereabouts of the hymeneal rough-and-tumble . |
| 37 | It seemed the silence of the hills was infectious . |
| 38 | But just when it seemed the writing was about to be put back up on the wall , Kendall found an unlikely saviour . |
| 39 | It seemed the letter writer had decided to pay him a visit . |
| 40 | However , it seemed the news that a low-class woman had presented herself at the back door alerted Master Jobbernole to the possible reason for her presence and its consequences . |
| 41 | It seemed the future was not without promise , and a European base was set up with the amiable Andrew Ferguson as team-manager . |
| 42 | The languages of earth — English , Italian , Hindustani and Chinese particularly — were known in some variation everywhere , though it seemed the Autarch — who had come to power in the confusion following the failed Reconciliation — favoured English , which was the preferred linguistic currency almost everywhere now . |
| 43 | It seemed the general was reading his mind . |
| 44 | Unionists were therefore soon frustrated by what seemed the weakness of their leaders in swallowing- Asquith and getting nothing in return . |