Example sentences of "[vb past] n't seem [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would have had it done , ’ said the owner , a small , pale woman , ‘ but I 'm selling up to go and live with my sister and it did n't seem worth it . ’ |
| 2 | She felt too lethargic to speak : it did n't seem worth the effort . |
| 3 | But somehow it did n't seem worth it . ’ |
| 4 | Somehow it did n't seem worth it . |
| 5 | When I was down there , in the desert , it did n't seem worth pretending any more . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You 're the English male , ’ she 'd said , which did n't seem worth denying . |
| 7 | I only had one bit to do on that section ; it did n't seem worth it . ’ |
| 8 | But , looking into her face , it did n't seem as if her years of freedom had been particularly kind to her . |
| 9 | But it did n't seem as if doing any of these things would help . |
| 10 | It did n't seem as if the awful man was listening to one word of what she was saying ! |
| 11 | A sudden wave of panic swept over her and she glanced at the others but it did n't seem as if she was going to learn anything for the moment . |
| 12 | She did n't seem at all bothered that Gloria and Dot would have to go trudging off to another hospital somewhere else to find him . |
| 13 | It did n't seem at all surprising that she 'd slowed down a little . |
| 14 | Paul came in and did n't seem at all surprised by the theatrics when the curtains opened revealing the four of us . |
| 15 | I made myself a coffee and went to bed , pausing to look in and say goodnight to Nigel on the way , which at the time , and since , did n't seem at all an unusual thing to do . |
| 16 | ‘ But the doctors did n't seem at all surprised , ’ said Caroline , from Thurlby , South Lincolnshire |
| 17 | But she did n't seem at all angry , just amused . |
| 18 | He did n't seem at ease . |
| 19 | It did n't seem at all likely that it could have anything to do with Stavanger , and corpses in the Thames , alas , are not all that infrequent . |
| 20 | Dana was bewitching when she smiled like that and Roman did n't seem at all annoyed by her persistence . |
| 21 | She did n't seem at all the worse for drink . ’ |
| 22 | There was a curtness to her tone , but Debbie did n't seem at all perturbed as she grinned at them both . |
| 23 | She was doing well at college , all her work was up to date and she did n't seem at all under pressure . |
| 24 | perhaps it was burnt down and re-built or something did n't seem at all tudorish did it ? |
| 25 | Did n't seem at all then did he ? |
| 26 | Because Sandy was embarked on a marriage and a career pointing him in a more conventional direction than mine , planning the sort of life that looked to me to have more obviously evolved from the background I 'd put behind me , it did n't seem to me that he would have had the wherewithal — ‘ morally ’ , as I would have been quick to say then — to help me through my predicament or , if he did , that it was possible for me with my values , to solicit his assistance . |
| 27 | Perhaps nothing , but as she waited for money which did n't seem to be coming , it was fairly certain the crash was going to mean something . |
| 28 | She never managed to meet up with Vivienne and , as there did n't seem to be much happening at Dingwalls , we decided to drive down to Brighton , all of us crammed into the back of the Mini van . |
| 29 | They did n't seem to be embarrassed , whereas I used to try and hide everything and felt conscious of myself . ’ |
| 30 | There did n't seem to be anything to do but to close the door , which I did . |