Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] seemed [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Thus it seemed that physics was more mature then chemistry , and had already left behind the stage of effervescent and explosive progress in which that science was still so visibly engaged . |
2 | By day the alleys that ran into a scruffy hinterland were rat-hole rubbish traps but now they seemed romantic lanes where lovers might meet under the bracket lamps and as the sun departed , watch the moon ride over a Grimms ' fairy tale huddle of pinnacled rooftops . |
3 | But now it seemed this Adam Burns was determined to dredge up her other life all over again . |
4 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |
5 | Sometimes it seemed another lifetime . |
6 | Kylie , based in the opulent comfort of London 's St James 's Club , favourite hunt of Hollywood superstars like Clint Eastwood , was everywhere it seemed that summer — and the record sales reflected it around the world . |
7 | Yet there seemed such knowledge in those grey eyes , so much awareness , and she shivered again as she recalled the whipcord strength in that seemingly indolent frame . |
8 | Certainly there seemed little point in giving either side the initial advantage ; invasion by one might be precipitated by an agreement with the other , and if Germany and the USSR came to blows , it would inevitably be on Polish soil . |