Example sentences of "[Wh det] seemed to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now then , ’ said Deuce , looking critically around the large sitting room which seemed to Harry to be the sort of place the Queen of England would live in , ‘ this wo n't do at all . ’ |
| 2 | He came at eleven o'clock , which seemed to Lydia a reasonable hour , an indication of natural good manners . |
| 3 | He was reading theology , a subject which seemed to Anna both mysterious and sophisticated . |
| 4 | Which seemed to Charles an extremely lame answer in view of the history of the acquaintanceship . |
| 5 | He also bought a teaspoonful of tea from one of the artillery women for ten pounds , to be paid after the siege was over or , in case of death , by his executors to certain of her relations ; to lend substance to this rather nebulous arrangement which at first only seemed to excite the suspicion of the woman selling the tea , Fleury had drawn up an elaborate letter which began impressively : " To Whomsoever May Find This Missive , I , George Fleury , Being Then Deceased , " and which seemed to Fleury to give a certain legal solemnity to the transaction . |
| 6 | His hands found places on her spine which seemed to hunger for his expert touch . |
| 7 | But there was a purpose and he was reminded of it , a purpose which seemed to Mr Dass to be so petty that he had n't at first been able to take it seriously . |
| 8 | It had been frustrating hanging about the beach beneath Four Winds , watching Celia and the nursemaid spend what seemed to Freddie endless hours doing nothing much at all . |
| 9 | It included a house in the tiny seaside village of Cramer , which clung low to the land in an attempt to avoid the rough seas and wild winds that buffeted the coast for what seemed to Nora most of the year . |
| 10 | Here again I was able to prove myself useful and to gain a little kudos : I could compose with what seemed to others an astonishing facility an ode or sonnet on behalf of some lovesick junior and addressed to some beefy , lacrosse-playing heroine in whom I myself had no emotional interest whatsoever . |
| 11 | In the half-light from the single landing bulb , he took what seemed to Constance an age to open it . |
| 12 | ‘ The Gbejniet moxxi is good , ’ he murmured helpfully , observing her silent conflict with what seemed to Caroline to be cruel amusement . |
| 13 | Miss Fergusson addressed him in what seemed to Miss Logan a mixture of Russo and Turk . |
| 14 | He paused to hug her and ruffle her hair , then at last the passenger door was swinging open and there was what seemed to Shiona an endless moment before Janice at last stepped into view . |