Example sentences of "what seem a very [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I waited , cold and tired , in his room for what seemed a very long time .
2 She talked to me for what seemed a very long time .
3 We stood there , all four of us , in silence for what seemed a very long time .
4 There was a flourish of the saxophone , a twirl and a curtsy from Rose , a rise and a bow from Bernie and a scatter of faint applause from what seemed a very distant audience , and then there were Rose and Bernie almost on top of her , snarling at each other about something , going off into the darkened wings arguing at the top of their voices .
5 In what seemed a very short time the plane began to come down and bits of northern Italy could be seen below .
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