Example sentences of "[pron] seem too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , none of them seemed too worried about that anonymous letter . |
| 2 | But to their right the ditch which bordered the canal was still lush with its summer greenness , its grasses thick over the split tyres , discarded mattresses and scraps of clothing rotting in its depths , and the torn and laden boughs of the willows dropped their thin leaves on to a surface which seemed too oily and stagnant to suck them in . |
| 3 | ‘ Buckets ’ have a very similar capacity , one which seems too small for them to be practical for fetching water to the house ; indeed it should be noted that durable containers for the bulk carrying and storage of liquids and solids are rare , except for the large metal cauldrons , dishes and buckets from rich seventh-century burials like that of Sutton Hoo mound 1 . |
| 4 | Does n't mix , and spends most of his time in Vienna on business , none of them seem too sure what . |
| 5 | In an odd way she seemed too solid , too highly coloured . |
| 6 | But not that curious ; she seemed too tired to be very interested . |
| 7 | She rubbed at herself inneffectually and he had an impulse to do it for her ; if Oliver had been with them , he would have dried them both , enjoying the feel of their lively , vigorous little bodies , but on her own , without Oliver , she seemed too grown-up , not a child any more . |
| 8 | She seemed too happy . |
| 9 | Often the ability not to become tense infuriates coaches and managers who think that a sense of urgency and resolve are missing in the performance of a sportsman who seems too relaxed . |
| 10 | The same fragility can be heard in the six songs that complete this issue , and she seems too light a voice for either the humouristic pomp of the Ballade des gros Dindons , or the lovely lyricism of Chanson pour Jeanne and L'île heureuse . |
| 11 | It was just that everything seemed too close , like staring at a light bulb . |
| 12 | Is it only two weeks since that bleak morning when I had nothing for a future and everything seemed too late , when I dragged myself about the house , alone and miserable and weighed down by self-pity ? |
| 13 | Not only that perhaps — I must be careful not to make everything seem too connected — but social and literary life was metamorphosing . |
| 14 | Yet , dump a skip on the road outside your house , leave it there as long as it pleases you , subjecting your neighbours to its unlovely sight , and no-one seems too concerned . |
| 15 | And when they seemed too beguiling , all she had to do was think of Victoria , and Victoria 's dress account , and Victoria riding with him , and the woman he was meeting tonight — ten to one that was Victoria too . |
| 16 | until they seemed too many to be counted . |
| 17 | They seemed too exhausted to take much in , apart from one little girl who understood very well . |
| 18 | Some were difficult because they seemed too controlled , or controlling . |
| 19 | The few areas which had escaped collectivization because they seemed too poor were now to be brought into line . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , just like that but they seemed too thick for cards and uneven — like folded papers . |
| 21 | They seemed too wretched even to stare . |
| 22 | They seemed too frightened to move . |
| 23 | Examples of teaching practice are rejected because they seem too remote from the trainees ' own situation : " Yes but … my students would never ( work in pairs/bring things to class/respond to a video screen . ) " |
| 24 | At first they seem too creased to give the butterfly any chance of survival . |
| 25 | Concerned , however , that these words might make him seem too frivolous , in the simple delight he obviously took in playing with his cat , he checks himself with the criticism that ‘ verily it may well be called an idle man 's pastime ’ . |
| 26 | His very intelligent scrutiny of a role can make him seem too detached , too much the performer of a plan . ’ |
| 27 | I should n't have asked that , Florence Ames thought , he does n't care to be questioned about his mother and it makes me seem too familiar , too prying . |
| 28 | Not a houseman — he seemed too confident to be a mere houseman . |
| 29 | He seemed too stunned to speak before snorting with mirth again . |
| 30 | Thank you for looking after on those really black days when even he seemed too much to cope with . |