Example sentences of "seemed [adj] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This curious conclusion set at nought the work on distribution done by Brown , Humboldt , Darwin and Wallace , and by the botanists Joseph Hooker of Kew and Asa Gray of Harvard ; they had found all sorts of curious patterns , of which it seemed possible to make sense in terms of migrations , barriers and ice ages . |
| 2 | It seemed undesirable to use force against the Yugoslavs at the moment , but incidents could occur or be provoked , and clear instructions should be issued soon as to whether Alexander should order Eighth Army to close the Austrian frontier to the Yugoslavs and eject them from Carinthia , which would of course mean by force . |
| 3 | With the family reaching working age it seemed sensible to take advantage of the expanding market for organic produce and increase the chances of supporting them all from the farm . |
| 4 | And by dusk were back in autumn ; it seemed sensible to make camp in this gentler landscape , but during the night an odd wind fetched up and snow fell , followed by an appallingly humid heat . |
| 5 | In 1181 Pope Alexander died and was succeeded by Lucius 11I , who seemed willing to make compromises with Barbarossa . |
| 6 | The Baron Rebecque , waiting with a group of the Prince 's aides at the crossroads , seemed relieved to see Sharpe . |
| 7 | In her shocked lethargy , she seemed content to let Valerie run around after her and do everything for her . |
| 8 | Roosevelt towards the end of his life seemed content to make haste slowly . |
| 9 | This was indeed a dramatic triumph for the reductionist strategy the group had pursued , and seemed set to vindicate Kandel 's claim that the goal of his research was to discover the ‘ cellular alphabet ’ of learning . |
| 10 | Furthermore , future international progress towards peace seemed likely to remain contingent on the strength and durability of the Uprising . |
| 11 | But once or twice in a while I would despair of producing the kind of thing that seemed likely to win approval from one whose standards were so high — impossibly high I felt so far as emulation on my part was concerned — and therefore I had moods in which I would feel unworthy of his attention . |
| 12 | We had such happy family holidays in the drizzle waiting for the sun to try and come out that it seemed churlish to spoil things with science . |
| 13 | Aunt Emily was not exactly ill , at least she had no definable complaint , but she rested a good deal , more and more , and every day seemed happier to let Alexandra take over the household decisions . |
| 14 | It seemed unthinkable to turn Miguelito down now , after that warm flush of pleasure just thinking about being with him , his strong body and arms , his soft mouth and deep beautiful voice . |
| 15 | But , now that the mathematics master had decided to trust him , he seemed unwilling to let Robert go . |
| 16 | The ministers who were dismissed seemed unlikely to lead backbench revolts . |
| 17 | I had always been appalled by the ease with which men seemed able to separate sex and love and now here was I building a high wall around myself and saying , ‘ I will let you into my body but stay out of my mind . ’ |
| 18 | She seemed able to find interest in any topic , a gift which led to her becoming the first regular columnist for the Manchester Guardian 's women 's page . |
| 19 | Only the French seemed able to meet challenges of that kind , and how they did it was a mystery to most outside experts . |
| 20 | The police , recognising Gerald Kaufman from the telly , seemed reluctant to give credence to his story . |
| 21 | She let him accompany her into the small lounge where the set was kept in segregation from the vocal and gregarious fishermen , and settle her in a comfortable chair , cheek by jowl with a single elderly lady , who seemed pleased to have company , and disposed to conversation . |
| 22 | As Alice Walker has pointed out , Blackwomen must read history for clues not facts , and it seemed essential to leave clues as to a more holistic range of our artistic pursuits . |
| 23 | Then it seemed unkind to leave Daisy out , so she was invited too . |
| 24 | By the end of the month the opposition was united in calling for testimony from Haibara and Urata and seemed determined to force Takeshita to retire from public life . |
| 25 | Rather she seemed determined to draw attention to herself — and to wreck the night for other theatregoers . |
| 26 | She seemed inclined to give Harry short shrift , but at his mention of Heather 's name , she relented and showed him into the front room , where a meagre measure of calm and quiet prevailed . |
| 27 | Rothermere was in favour of Beaverbrook himself , and Hailsham and Robert Horne ( a surprising revival as lie had been out of office since the Coalition ) also emerged as occasional possibilities ; pace 1923 , no one seemed inclined to disqualify peers . |
| 28 | Schmeichel seemed certain to miss Monday ‘ s Premier League match at Southampton because Denmark need him for their game in Latvia on Wednesday . |
| 29 | An unshackled BR first seemed keen to follow suit , but then took the safer political option of ordering its own replacement machines from a domestic supplier . |
| 30 | Red seemed anxious to put things straight . |