Example sentences of "[noun] seemed the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sexual collapse seemed the necessary path of social revolution ; sexual and family decorum a vital part of social stability . |
| 2 | It was not until 1981 that school closure seemed the inevitable solution to falling rolls . |
| 3 | Newman had noticed Adam Carver seemed the athletic type , very fit and strong . |
| 4 | Darren said : ‘ We are both history lovers so enlisting the town crier 's help seemed the ideal way to propose . |
| 5 | Darren said : ‘ We are both history lovers so enlisting the town crier 's help seemed the ideal way to propose . |
| 6 | This series , set in a Boston bar , had become the most popular television comedy of recent years ; and no character was more loved than the mop-headed Norm , whose seat at the corner of the bar seemed the only home he knew . |
| 7 | After two or three years of utter boredom in the bosom of their family , marriage seemed the only answer to those forced back home . |
| 8 | So 1968/69 loomed and Reg Pybus seemed the natural choice to take over as manager . |
| 9 | The young Morris , born in Walthamstow and educated at Marlborough , had wanted something ‘ very medieval in spirit ’ , and the bit of north Kent which was then deep in the fruitgrowing countryside seemed the perfect place to build . |
| 10 | Corman , however , never permitted the final conclusion and left an ambiguous ending in which suicide seemed the only answer for the Fonda character . |
| 11 | A paper seemed the logical progression , a paper for the 6,000 at the Albert Hall , a paper for the people living in cheap rooms in Notting Hill Gate , Covent Garden , Ladbroke Grove , Chalk Farm , the Gate , the Garden , the Grove , and the Farm . |
| 12 | The river seemed the obvious place . |
| 13 | So it was natural for Sarah to turn to her for help in her troubles — and last year 's annual royal holiday pilgrimage to Balmoral seemed the perfect opportunity . |
| 14 | The man responsible for two of the cruellest kidnappings in British criminal history seemed the perfect neighbour . |
| 15 | And although Thornton seemed the obvious choice to the outside world , relationships with him had reached a new low in October 1985 . |
| 16 | A visit to India being planned for the Prince the following year seemed the perfect opportunity . |
| 17 | A grand ball in the château seemed the obvious way to celebrate such exciting new departures , especially as the decoration was , finally , complete . |
| 18 | Clare seemed the perfect guide , thinker , and friend . |