Example sentences of "what seem a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the Glaswegians regretted making the trip , but a few grumbled about what seemed a ludicrously early chucking-out time . |
| 2 | Similarly , in what seemed a particularly unconventional technique at the time , Michel Butor , in La Modification ( 1957 ) , employs a second-person narrative as a means , apparently , of voicing the monologue which Léon Delmont is conducting with himself as he travels from Paris to Rome to join his mistress , explaining to himself the history of his affair and anticipating how it will resolve itself . |
| 3 | I waited , cold and tired , in his room for what seemed a very long time . |
| 4 | She talked to me for what seemed a very long time . |
| 5 | We stood there , all four of us , in silence for what seemed a very long time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In what seemed a very short time the plane began to come down and bits of northern Italy could be seen below . |
| 8 | In what seems a courageously wild effort to match fire with fire , England have packed their side with fast bowlers of unproven calibre , so Hemmings 's wise-owl control and skill , patience , duty and courage promises to be crucially tested . |
| 9 | In what seems a somewhat specious argument , she urges Leo to bathe with her in the fire so that their mortal sins may be purged : but although the fire at first seems to do her no harm as she shows him the way into it , the self-seeking nature of her love becomes evident as her ageless beauty is destroyed : |