Example sentences of "it seemed to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had been Sam 's first day out since the birth of Jennifer , and it seemed to all on board that the good Lord was smiling upon them and giving a sign of His blessing upon the marriage . |
| 2 | A guide to the collection , it seemed to many to underline , too , the extent to which the Saatchis had superseded the Tate Gallery as the most adventurous and successful purchasers of modern art in this country . |
| 3 | Untaught , he did what he could ; and it seemed to many of his colleagues , professionals or not , that he sometimes played at it , doing the things he thought secret agents did , even when they were unnecessary . |
| 4 | It seemed to many reformers that certain ‘ interests ’ were threatening the survival and growth of the ‘ common good ’ . |
| 5 | Those who had survived the shooting and the bombing voted Randolph Churchill 's father out and Clement Attlee in , looking to a compassionate Welfare State reflecting the ideas of Sir William Beveridge and his Social Insurance Committee which , it seemed to many , could reduce their need to overspend and provide a safety net if they did . |
| 6 | So lofty were these papal prerogatives , that no further Council would ever be needed , or so it seemed to many . |
| 7 | He quotes Hennock who wrote , ‘ It seemed to many observers that there had been a change for the worse since 1835 ! ’ |
| 8 | For many years the British had tried to run him , or so it seemed to many . |
| 9 | Because this programme tried to do so much in limited time , it seemed to some observers to be somewhat thin or superficial . |
| 10 | Soon , however , a new controversy arose when it seemed to some zoologists and paleontologists that even the large dinosaurs could very well have had a high running speed , at least as high as an equivalent sized modern mammal . |
| 11 | The paper , it seemed to some , was no longer merely informing the readership about new and different musical forms , it was actively sneering at the tastes of its supporters — if you did n't have a favourite reggae record , something was the matter with you . |
| 12 | One , it seemed to some of us , was the choice of Harlech as the name . |
| 13 | In that bizarre way which again and again seemed to link imperialism and social reform ( sometimes as allies , sometimes as competitors ) , it seemed to some that Britain would only be able to sustain its Empire if she ensured that the new generation of children , tomorrow 's Imperial Army , was properly nourished . |
| 14 | Indeed it seemed to some that scientific investigation might even bring to light all that was worthwhile in religion . |
| 15 | It seemed to most onlookers that the first step to take to correct the disparity between the teams was to practise as hard as possible , especially as the West Indians were doing just that themselves ; Gower and Tony Brown , the manager , however , enforced no such ruling . |