Example sentences of "it seem [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , as one of the great sensual experiences is always uppermost in our minds , and at Bristol , amongst new intake it seemed invariably the priority subject . |
| 2 | Nothing was as it seemed here . |
| 3 | He stresses that the decision was taken on the spur of the moment and that it seemed completely acceptable to everyone there at the time . |
| 4 | Suddenly , it seemed utterly unbelievable , a mere figment of her dreamlike state . |
| 5 | It seemed utterly incomprehensible . |
| 6 | It seemed utterly incongruous that there were cars parked outside on the wide circular drive — carriages would have looked more appropriate . |
| 7 | It seemed oddly perverse , in a humorous kind of way . |
| 8 | When she finally turned over a page and saw his name , it seemed oddly unreal . |
| 9 | Altogether , she had the kind of gloss normally associated with models and film stars , and it seemed oddly out of place here in her aunt 's elegant sitting-room . |
| 10 | Goodness only knew what this particular one was , toiling down towards the crack behind the sink , but it seemed profoundly satisfactory that it should have the dignity of documentation . |
| 11 | It seemed rather an odd thing to do , but perfectly in tune with the occasion . |
| 12 | It seemed rather an historic moment , but I put the thought aside ; one must not get sentimental , and everything had been done properly , had been left in order and as it should be . |
| 13 | With David Dimbleby and Peter Sissons occupying curvy command modules jutting out over a sea of computer screens and flashing lights , it seemed rather like a cross between the deck of the Starship Enterprise and an Italian disco . |
| 14 | We 're used to it now , of course , but at the time it seemed rather exciting . |
| 15 | It seemed rather typical of her luck that she had ended up with the wrong sort of cat , and she could n't help wondering if Miss Hardbroom had made sure that the misfit kitten had been given to Mildred , rather than someone like Ethel . |
| 16 | We were surprised to find the saw so easy to control , as it seemed rather cumbersome at first . |
| 17 | As he peered through his mind 's eye it seemed rather that the deepest water changed into a different type of material which sank down and down forever , tossed by its own fierce storms , swayed by its own currents that were swifter than any ocean 's — until far off elsewhere there surfaced from this immaterium yet other seas of life , which were other worlds . |
| 18 | However , it seemed rather strange that Shipton , a man with enormous powers of observation , should have failed to notice such an important recording of ancient life . |
| 19 | It seemed rather rude . |
| 20 | ‘ You do n't think it seemed rather mannered ? ’ |
| 21 | But now that reason was gone , and the memory that remained of it seemed rather mean and cheap . |
| 22 | It seemed rather pathetic , but they never permitted you to feel sorry for them . |
| 23 | I had to accept that was right , although at first it seemed rather artificial to me . |
| 24 | The weather was so nice that it seemed even the enemy had forgotten us . |
| 25 | To Constance , it seemed even louder than before . |
| 26 | It was over a year ago but it seemed even longer . |
| 27 | It seemed even more awkward in the company of its finer European counterparts and was unsold at $475,000 ( est. $500–700,000 ) . |
| 28 | It struck me as odd at the time , and when Harry Collins told me that he had asked for a morning appointment it seemed even odder . ’ |
| 29 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 30 | Now it seemed even more likely that she was the one who would know . |