Example sentences of "now it seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it seemed to come and go on the wind . |
| 2 | But now it seemed as natural as the confluence of two rivers and needed no words at all . |
| 3 | Now it seemed that today would be the same . |
| 4 | Fear often played tricks with my perception and now it seemed as if I was losing my grip of reality . |
| 5 | Now it seemed to have difficulty in moving at all . |
| 6 | Now it seemed to us that freedom from disease was more likely related to the weak growth of the trees in the forest . |
| 7 | Now it seemed like a relief to be talking , a novelty , a test of wit . |
| 8 | This morning she had been told that she was ill-mannered ; now it seemed she was not fit to be a lady ! |
| 9 | I had regarded the English language almost as my own private possession , something which was mine by right , and now it seemed that I was going to have to fight to hang on to it , as I was having to fight for everything else . |
| 10 | They had met just three months ago , yet now it seemed that the whole of her life had been crammed into those few fleeting weeks ; as if her living had had no meaning before they met and her future would have no substance if ever he left her . |
| 11 | And now it seemed they were n't , because nothing was happening . |
| 12 | They had supposed the threat of Naggaroth all but extinguished , but now it seemed that the Dark Elves had merely been rebuilding their strength . |
| 13 | This vision she had adopted , cultivated , and now it seemed her own , although she would never have conceived of it herself . |
| 14 | Now it seemed like the only thing that would make Christmas tolerable . |
| 15 | I would n't have omitted him three hours before , but now it seemed I must face up to the situation as it was without him . |
| 16 | Now it seemed as if they were postponed indefinitely . |
| 17 | Now it seemed merely friendly . |
| 18 | He had never employed a girl before or since and now it seemed to Lyn that Dadda had hand-picked her for Stephen without the knowledge of either of them . |
| 19 | The kids had been sent to her mother 's house , and now it seemed that they had a new surrogate father . |
| 20 | Now it seemed as if this ‘ law of parallelism ’ could be extended to the whole history of life on earth . |
| 21 | It had been half sitting in the corner , now it seemed to crouch , as if ready to spring forward . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She might have resented his calm assumption that she would prefer to holiday in England at another time , but now it seemed nothing would affect her serenity . |
| 24 | Only a few years before , Camille had been acutely concerned about her mother 's appearance , sometimes refusing to be seen with her in public , but now it seemed that she no longer minded : she had expropriated from Scarlet 's wardrobe those few articles that she felt would suit herself and had thereafter left her mother to her own devices . |
| 25 | Where once she had been desperate not to miss Johnny , now it seemed that she was fearful at the thought of meeting him . |
| 26 | But now it seemed terrible that they should be able to talk so naturally while Dr. Lorrimer lay there dead upstairs . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Now it seemed as if his arms tapered all the way down to his fingertips where they lay lightly on the wheel of the Audi . |
| 29 | Now it seemed she had found a man she could love , but he was someone else 's husband and her brother was bent on vengeance . |
| 30 | And now it seemed that she had his understanding — and his love . |