Example sentences of "seem like the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I imagine it must seem like the blink of an eye to a ghost , do n't you ? ’ |
| 2 | They took comfort from its changing face , which made it seem like the heart-throb of the area . |
| 3 | From the outside it can seem like the Netherlands is a gay paradise , and compared to Britain it probably is . |
| 4 | In any case , with her languidly top-drawer vowels and spaced-out grandeur , Morag Hood makes Vivien seem like the kind of woman who would find it taxing enough cutting the tape on the new ward , let alone fighting to keep the old ones open . |
| 5 | Now , that might seem like the kind of high falutin ’ ideology to which most businesses aspire . |
| 6 | Rain that made Scotland seem like the Sahara was no sweat , but the midget trees ! |
| 7 | If you make the wrong decision it may seem like the end of the word , but it is not — it can always be put right by moving again ! |
| 8 | This might seem like the end of a successful story , but far from it ! |
| 9 | Even under vastly different social conditions there are striking continuities between the violent interruptions to pre-industrial fairs and festivals , and the customary eruptions during modern Bank Holidays or the weekly carnival of misrule at contemporary football games — where the football rowdy , with his territorial edginess , mascots , emblems and choral arrangements in the ‘ rough music ’ tradition , must seem like the incarnation of the unruly apprentice , or the late Victorian ‘ Hooligan ’ . |
| 10 | Fran smiled , her face aching from the effort it cost to make the lie seem like the truth . |
| 11 | A fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price may seem like the answer to your dreams , but there could be a catch . |