Example sentences of "[pers pn] seem to [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to her like the kind of man who loved to provoke reaction . |
| 2 | It seemed to me at the time that this fact did not square with claims that the Bible was inerrant . |
| 3 | It seemed to me at the time that the teachers of science at school , who had certainly shown themselves to be opposed to me were , if not actually off their trolleys , a trifle on the demented side and undoubtedly strangers to coolness . |
| 4 | It seemed to me at the time that the Tanzanian Government feared that papers could be used as mouthpieces for dissident political groups anxious to advance their own positions . |
| 5 | It seemed to me at the time that I was doing something other than trying to keep myself warm . |
| 6 | The park had a few fairly large hills ( or so it seemed to me at the time ) topped by a castle , a lake with a river running through it and quite a few trees scattered here and there . |
| 7 | ‘ I can see how you might think it was insincere , but that was n't how it seemed to me at the time . |
| 8 | Erm Mr referred to er put great store it seemed to me on the long term effectiveness of of of reducing er building . |
| 9 | It seemed to her like the anus of the entire factory : a black tunnel that extruded the castings , still encased in black sand , like hot , reeking , iron turds , on to a metal grid that vibrated violently and continuously to shake off the sand . |
| 10 | That operation as I understand it is certainly either available on the National Health or er likely to be available on the national health I have not understood that it is the sort of operation which will for any reason suddenly need to be done and I bear in mind that the plaintiff has had already an operation on his hip done on the National Health , it seems to me on the probabilities that there is a very strong probability that that operation will be done on the National Health and not done privately and for that reason it does not seem to me right to include any sum in relation to that in the damages . |
| 11 | It seems to me about the most you can ask of the human body . |
| 12 | ‘ It seems to me like the perfect time for a little humour . ’ |
| 13 | And that is the erm absence of understanding it seems to us from the County Planning Department of the way the actual market works , and of the need for a local authority area erm in seeking to obtain employment for its people , the need for that area to be able to offer a variety of er employment land both in quality , size and location . |