Example sentences of "[noun] always seem to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going out to tea always seemed to her a waste of time , but to refuse might have seemed churlish , and she knew that in the country one ought to be friends with one 's neighbours . |
| 2 | It was in those days , when Margaret was still alive , that I gave my former colleague Peter Duval-Smith — whose private life and whose work as an academic journalist always seemed to be equally chaotic — the introduction to Braemar Mansions that he so much wanted . |
| 3 | The likeliest alternative always seemed to be worse . |
| 4 | After the ornateness of The Towers , the simple lines of the Hall always seemed to her a little ordinary , but nice . |
| 5 | The unforgiving finger of fate always seemed to single out Frank Haffey but eventually the fall-guy had his day . |
| 6 | February always seems to be the busiest month for me . |
| 7 | Their lives always seemed to him to be more complete than those of men , more … together , somehow , less compartmentalized . |
| 8 | Arabs always seem to be either in a great hurry or without any sense of time at all . |
| 9 | Personal appearances always seemed to be a bone of contention . |
| 10 | Back in his hometown of Cork , Fergus always seemed to be floating in the wake of the other noted Cork scrum-half , Michael Bradley . |
| 11 | The studios and corridors at Cardiff always seemed to be full of pretty girls . |
| 12 | The Russians always seem to be with us . |
| 13 | The kitchen always seems to be the first room in which you run out of space . |
| 14 | The whole area of Clacton always seems to be a tidy and a very pleasant town to visit . |
| 15 | Doctors and nutritionists always seem to be telling us to eat less of the foods we enjoy . |
| 16 | In many ways it was like the staff common room in a school where institutionalization of this nature always seems to be very strong . |
| 17 | Climbs of this nature always seem to be peculiarly technical , despite the lack of any well-defined moves . |
| 18 | The worst moment always seems to be immediately before you step into the unknown . |
| 19 | ‘ The guitars always seem to be drowning him out , ’ she complained , with some justification . |
| 20 | Any birthday celebrations always seem to be over as swiftly as they begin , and the anticipation is probably just as important as the event itself , but a pressed flower picture can serve as a lovely memento . |
| 21 | His material fortunes always seemed to be less stable than those of most rich men . |
| 22 | All through my childhood , my body always seemed to be going numb . |
| 23 | Ani said : ‘ People always seem to be impressed by a girl doing this kind of work . |
| 24 | Politicians in all countries would accept the proposition that the system should be designed to serve the people but whatever the political philosophy behind the system , the people always seem to be more its servants than its masters . |
| 25 | Just as generals always seem to be planning for better ways to fight the last war , so the study of international relations has often reflected the concerns of the previous generation . |
| 26 | Assertiveness always seems to be one of these subjects that really , I do n't why but it seems to get to get people talking about about being aggressive about dismissive about lots of different things and I think assertion perhaps is one thing that we need we need to clarify |
| 27 | I have cautioned a lot of people , and the caution always seems to be effective . |
| 28 | Most of my family is in the medical profession and doctors always seem to be full of drama . |
| 29 | The coffee in France always seemed to be superior to the coffee in England , and he had made it just right . |
| 30 | Private space where people have some resources , is smart and well cared for , but the public spaces always seem to be mucky or breaking down . |