Example sentences of "seemed like the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seemed like the hotels could n't cope with one touring team in terms of faxes , telephone and general service . |
| 2 | Aside from the fact that she had n't slept well last night , she was not a ‘ morning person ’ as a rule , and half-past five — even in summer — seemed like the middle of the night . |
| 3 | When I was six or seven , it seemed like the boys had more fun ; they could run and roll around and get dirty . |
| 4 | The noises that came from the rooms on either side seemed like the sound-track of a film that everyone in the hotel was playing , a film in which various people were constantly ambushed , or tortured , or — in joy — found God . |
| 5 | The people of Ghana appear to have taken this development calmly , but for White liberal friends of Ghana this seemed like the parting of the ways . |
| 6 | This part of West London seemed like the country to me , with none of the disadvantages , no cows or farmers . |
| 7 | Ferd seemed like the kind of creature who would know about leaping out at folks . |
| 8 | This seemed like the hovercraft 's end , but it spawned the technology that made the AP1-88 possible . |
| 9 | The thought of the hotel seemed like the mirage of an oasis , something always just out of reach . |
| 10 | It seemed like the thing to do . |
| 11 | ‘ Seemed like the thing to do . ’ |
| 12 | His marriage seemed like the Atlantic Ocean to her , something vast and unknowable which she could not attempt to bridge but only fly over at a terrible speed . |
| 13 | High Row , Darlington , on an overcast Monday and it seemed like the town 's electorate had decided to move lock , stock and barrel somewhere else . |
| 14 | If my memory serves me correctly , the very first public outing of the very first public train resulted in a fatality , and one at a mere 12 mph , though doubtless this seemed like the speed of light at the time . |
| 15 | It seemed like the end of an era for licensed dealers . |
| 16 | Well it seemed like the morning of everybody was using it , they use them to cook . |