Example sentences of "then it seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then it seemed to snowball from ‘ Hunky Dory ’ into ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ because after playing one or two gigs as an acoustic outfit , it seemed to be natural to take it that step further — to add the bass and add the drums and make it bigger and better — more of a show of it — and so it evolved into ‘ Ziggy Stardust ’ . |
| 2 | Then it seemed that the Lebanese civil war was one of those historical tragedies in which opposing communities fought themselves to a standstill only to be reconciled by a central government and foreign economic assistance . |
| 3 | I just thought of the poem , standing there , and then it seemed clear . |
| 4 | It was not a cart-track but one used by men on foot only , perhaps by single horsemen , and it ran along the bank of the stream before turning and crossing by the log , then it seemed to wander off , more or less straight into the forest . |
| 5 | Then it seemed that a new cycle of muttering was beginning . |
| 6 | Then it seemed that the consummation would follow soon on the heels of its inauguration . |
| 7 | I see now it was all sexual jealousy , but then it seemed a betrayal of principles . |
| 8 | Then it seemed weak . |
| 9 | And then it seemed that Duvall understood at last that he had been shot . |
| 10 | But then it seemed somehow natural and inevitable . |
| 11 | Then it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out , so she was invited too . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | Then it seemed that all of a sudden Rosie was n't so merry : her laughter was forced , and she did n't wisecrack as you were passing her , until Peggy felt she must seek the reason . |
| 14 | Some stores had started cutting prices before Christmas , but then it seemed customers were keeping their money in their pockets . |
| 15 | And if such a classificatory system is a major feature of the way the police control their fellow citizens , then it seems essential it should be identified , assessed , and described . |
| 16 | If the police are to continue to exercise control over an increasingly pluralist society , which is better educated and less willing simply to accept any version of events handed out by the powerful , then it seems essential they should avoid scrutiny yet suggest they are totally accountable to the democratic ideal . |
| 17 | If this is so , then it seems that for ‘ the art one serves ’ one might as well read : the culture one serves , the historical period one serves , even the society one serves ( perhaps an international society ) . |
| 18 | If there is undetected contamination in the Esk , then it seems likely that other areas of the west coast are also contaminated without showing up in official statistics , Mr Green says . |
| 19 | If natural selection were given its head , and an infinite amount of time to work in , then it seems that all lineages would tend inexorably towards ‘ perfection ’ ; where perfection was defined as perfect adaptation . |
| 20 | Unless the starfish really is being enhanced by some change of circumstance ( for example by fertilizer from the mainland ) then it seems inconceivable that there have not been similar outbreaks in the past . |
| 21 | If we do indeed reap what we sow , then it seems sensible to take a careful look at our packet of seeds — particularly in those areas of our lives which go either particularly well or badly . |
| 22 | If we ascribe this to the archetype of the Great Mother , then it seems that her presence at the time of death reveals one of her most compassionate aspects . |
| 23 | If an animal can be looked after or rescued on the Sabbath day , then it seems somewhat strange that a person in need could not be helped . |
| 24 | Well , yes , we all know that , but if it gives the autograph seeker pleasure and it takes only a moment of your time , then it seems pointless not to oblige . |
| 25 | If types of industry could be defined more sharply then it seems likely that although by 1970 British industry matched the international pattern , this had occurred as the result of some substantial relative shifts in employment in the UK over the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 26 | Sadly , unless you 're lucky enough to have a machine with a powerful processor and a large hard disk and you 've got wads of cash for each of these £300-plus packages , then it seems your dreams will come to nothing . |
| 27 | I think that if a young person consents to such a placement , then it seems they have the emotional capacity to tackle their behaviour without recourse to such a placement ; such an attitude needs working with , not locking away . |
| 28 | If the conceptual boundaries between unpaid housework in the home and paid work in the labour market have been broken down , then it seems demonstrably unfair that housewives are not paid for the work they currently carry out for nothing . |
| 29 | If Understanding proceeds by rational reconstruction of rules and reasons for action from within , then it seems radically different from the enterprises of natural science . |
| 30 | If graduated tests are to have a large measurement component then it seems that , as things stand at present , a significant number of girls will be disadvantaged . |