Example sentences of "[adv] it seemed [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His smile was open and friendly , and suddenly it seemed preposterous to be standing here , on a Roman street corner , arguing with a man who had taken her from an existence that she 'd hated to one that was all she 'd ever dreamed of . |
| 2 | There had always been a feeling of pre-destination with Richard and now that they had both suffered so much it seemed stronger than ever . |
| 3 | So it seemed better that you should go on thinking that I was just — ’ |
| 4 | Brian Cowie said : ‘ It was the Ipswich branch of CAMRA which mounted a publicity campaign to save the brewery and so it seemed appropriate that the launch of Pride should be at the festival . ’ |
| 5 | So it seemed sensible to move into this area , take advantage of that for ourselves , and provide them with a better service . |
| 6 | So it seemed sensible not to go on , ’ said Sir Ranulph . |
| 7 | So it seemed plausible that these elliptical fields are stimulated best by bars orientated parallel to their long axis , and that the lack of obliquely oriented cells explained the difficulty the octopus has in distinguishing between the two diagonals . |
| 8 | Thus it seemed that physics was more mature then chemistry , and had already left behind the stage of effervescent and explosive progress in which that science was still so visibly engaged . |
| 9 | Thus it seemed clear that the lexical representation used for matching should already include a great deal of information about the word 's possible phonetic realisations . |
| 10 | Somehow it seemed right … |
| 11 | Somehow it seemed easier to dress while Guy was absent . |
| 12 | Somehow it seemed silly to knock . |
| 13 | And still it seemed right still it was free of the slightest tinge of shame . |
| 14 | But always it seemed impossible that you would ever sit on the polished seat of a flushing lavatory again . |
| 15 | Their eyes met , and all at once it seemed hard to breathe . |
| 16 | Years later it seemed reasonable to identify the ghost train with nearby trains on well concealed tracks linking Dalton-in-Furness with Askam-in-Furness and Barrow-in-Furness respectively , but this explanation did not entirely remove the doubts and fears experienced even in retrospect . |
| 17 | The name of emperor had ceased among the Greeks ( of Constantinople ) for they were enduring the reign of a woman , wherefore it seemed good both to Leo the apostolic Pope , and to the holy fathers in council with him , and to all Christian men , that they should hail Charles king of the Franks as emperor . |
| 18 | Now it seemed fortunate that I had n't ; just as it seemed , though still obscurely , fortunate that I had n't lost my head in other ways when I wrote to her . |
| 19 | But now it seemed terrible that they should be able to talk so naturally while Dr. Lorrimer lay there dead upstairs . |
| 20 | Even now it seemed incredible that Mark — cynical , idle , sophisticated Mark , had actually joined that file of Catholic students who , during Holy Week , carried a heavy wooden Cross through the public streets and along the open road between London and Our Lady 's shrine at Walsingham . |
| 21 | But now it seemed this Adam Burns was determined to dredge up her other life all over again . |
| 22 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 23 | The hope persisted , though often it seemed impossible . |
| 24 | Every time she went out she missed his pleading eyes and thumping tail ; but today it seemed worse than ever , somehow , to set forth quite alone . |
| 25 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |
| 26 | Sometimes it seemed another lifetime . |
| 27 | Then it seemed weak . |
| 28 | Then it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out , so she was invited too . |
| 29 | All I had ever known was that very dull — at least , now I call it dull , then it seemed secure and eternal — but life at the vicarage was dull . ’ |
| 30 | I just thought of the poem , standing there , and then it seemed clear . |