Example sentences of "it seems [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as it seems strange and unnecessary that the law should have to choose between duress as a complete defence to murder , and duress as no defence at all , so it seems strange and unnecessary that a killing which narrowly fails to come within the requirements of self-defence or other justifiable force should then be classified as murder . |
| 2 | Just as it seems strange and unnecessary that the law should have to choose between duress as a complete defence to murder , and duress as no defence at all , so it seems strange and unnecessary that a killing which narrowly fails to come within the requirements of self-defence or other justifiable force should then be classified as murder . |
| 3 | For their part , consumes should take reasonable care when making purchases ; where there is small print it should be read carefully or , if it seems complex and the purchase involves a large sum of money , professional advice may be required . |
| 4 | In such a case , it seems inconceivable and well nigh insane to imagine that Britain would stand out . |
| 5 | Mary shuddered ‘ I do n't like this place , it seems sad and depressing , do n't you think it 's turned cold ? ’ |
| 6 | It it seems to me we 've spent about an hour and ten minutes or so almost shadow boxing over this particular policy erm and we we keep running into well running both matters together and it seems right and proper that we should do that . |
| 7 | On the whole we are too ashamed to use inconvenience as a way of changing behaviour because it seems dishonest and inefficient . |
| 8 | It seems irresponsible and morally indefensible to intervene in clients ' lives if you are uncertain about what can be achieved and the best methods of doing so . |
| 9 | you know it seems remarkable but there you go . |
| 10 | But you write a line and it seems true and then you read it again later . |
| 11 | We might be inclined to reject the arrangement because it seems unattractive and not what we want . |
| 12 | What about the last we did yesterday actually designers and training , it 's quite a , it 's quite a struggle that had a long day , been sitting here for a couple of hours I du n no it seems longer and there you are and you 're actually struggling |
| 13 | It seems flimsy and awkward compared with the good-old lever , and I did n't get used to it all week . |
| 14 | For the rest of us , it seems commonplace and obvious that we should be able to think , imagine , perceive and remember in the ways that we do , and we tend to take it for granted that the rest of the world has the same sort of experience of everyday life that we do . |
| 15 | cos they do n't wan na be , cos it seems bad but when , when they 're in the , when they 're in the ballot box , when , when they 're in the voting booths and then they 're faced with the question then , do they want |
| 16 | As this reviewer writes , it seems puffy and bloated . |
| 17 | It seems important and fruitful to develop such an approach to Earth Mysteries — this link with the very rock beneath us . |
| 18 | Much of it seems realistic and sensible : ‘ Do not threaten to call the police . |
| 19 | It seems extreme and many women , for reasons of poverty , children and physical fear remain in unsatisfactory relationships without hope of change . |
| 20 | And as the years from retirement lengthen , it seems more and more tenuous to group men in terms of long-past work , let alone women who since marriage may never have been in paid work at all . |