Example sentences of "[adv] seemed the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To redress the balance , we saw some of the juicier moments for the visitors in past Scotland v Wales encounters , yet it hardly seemed the sort of material designed to instil optimism in Welsh ranks . |
| 2 | We slept heavily ; it still seemed the middle of the night as we rose at 5am in order to reach Tarbert in time for our ferry . |
| 3 | The nocturnal ground parrot , or kakapo , also seemed the stuff of legend : a huge , flightless bird — the largest parrot in the world — which scavenged clumsily on the forest floor . |
| 4 | Prudence as opposed to boldness now seemed the keyword . |
| 5 | Melissa played thoughtfully with her empty coffee mug and reflected on what now seemed the certainty that Rodney Shergold had been having an affair with Angy . |
| 6 | Far away and long ago seemed the world after the War , into which he had emerged out of the army with the feeling that his vote and the new Labour Government would rebuild England . |
| 7 | Throughout the weeks on the stump he remained entirely amiable , even if his nice smile sometimes seemed the work of a plastic surgeon . |
| 8 | There never seemed the opportunity , and I was frightened to bring into the open subjects that were as potentially explosive as these . |