Example sentences of "it seemed [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 It seemed sad for the pregnant women , especially , to be in such a depressing house .
2 I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built .
3 It seemed early for Mum to be back but I did n't think anything of it .
4 I worked beside Bill and when he had to resign it seemed appropriate for me to step forward .
5 In this situation it seemed appropriate for the staff at Perth College to offer educational opportunities which would parallel those available in other music fields .
6 It seemed symbolic for me to say to them you climb your mountain every day and I 'm going to climb one that really I should n't , and probably would n't be able to . ’
7 It came as some surprise to the board when they were informed that , although it seemed unreasonable for them to have to know what was going on , they could be made liable for the damage .
8 It seemed impossible to reconcile the ideal of the simple monastic life with a great religious order , just as it seemed impossible for the papacy to exercise leadership without becoming an autocratic bureaucracy .
9 With the threat of bombing it seemed sensible for Mrs Daly to go to stay with a widowed friend in Rainford , and she seemed to have settled there very happily .
10 Erm , leisure services product , erm , project erm , closure , really that was an opportunity to erm , to close the loss making element of provision without cost , and in view of the erm , rather poor outlook for maintenance work for the next contract year , it seemed sensible for us to do that .
11 Apparently this new method had been tried out down south and it seemed ideal for the temperamental Orkney climate because you harvested when it was green and then you put it in a pit and packed it with a tractor and then you left it until it turned black and rotted and then you cut it up in chunks and fed it to the cattle .
12 But once established as individual musical personalities — ‘ it seemed natural for us to work together . ’
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