Example sentences of "[vb past] to us [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Because of the copying methods used , there seemed to us no more likelihood of this happening within the bureaux themselves than in the recording procedures originally used in the law courts .
2 ‘ She seemed to us a shining light , who did a lot for Liverpool .
3 All these came together and seemed to us a clear call , which we shared with the church .
4 Loch Ranza opened to us a complete change of scene : there were houses , a church , an inn , and even the old castle was allowed to retain its site , and guide the fishers in their homeward course .
5 Along the way Brian talked to us the whole time , not in a loud voice or a whisper , but in a low confident tone , the kind every good falconer adopts when he 's in the presence of birds of prey .
6 He said to us the other day , ‘ This little country is the key .
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