Example sentences of "[pron] seem [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | It was less the fear of hell ( which seemed a long time away ) than the fear of being a non-person which prompted me to ask my parents if I could be baptised . |
2 | It seemed a good time to make my excuses and leave , and I did both . ’ |
3 | It seemed a right time , a right moment to ask Shama another question which had been haunting me . |
4 | It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk . |
5 | It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming . |
6 | It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble . |
7 | It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence . |
8 | It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles . |
9 | It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate . |
10 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
11 | It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs . |
12 | It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale . |
13 | But it seemed a long time . |
14 | The moon was full , the sky clear ; it seemed an ideal time for the manifestation of ghosts . |
15 | ‘ We are always busy here , and it seemed the right time to start planning for an extension , ’ she said . |
16 | There was something I did n't tell you at your father 's funeral because it seemed the wrong time , but two days after he died , I received a letter from him . |
17 | I think they 'd always sort of wanted to go and explore , yes , and it seemed the ideal time , the boys were just about school age , erm , sort of you could well . |
18 | It seems a long time since a general book on this theme appeared in English , and John Whitehead 's provides an all-round introduction . |
19 | I 'd just like to ask er if it 's not to start on the er phase three before the spring of ninety five , it seems a long time two and half years time before they a , they make a start ! |
20 | Would it not be possible to make an earlier start in view of the great need for a for homes , it seems a long time to wait ? |
21 | It 's probably only a you know a matter of seconds but it seems a long time . |
22 | ‘ It seems a long time since we had a chance to talk alone . ’ |
23 | It seems a long time since we ate together in this kitchen . |
24 | ‘ It seems a long time since this morning . ’ |
25 | It seems a long time since we started , |
26 | It seems a strange time to choose . |
27 | ‘ However , it seems a difficult time for us to consider the situation with such an important match a day away . |
28 | It seems the only time I can ever talk to you is on the way to violin lessons and on the way back . " |
29 | When it seems the right time . ’ |
30 | With the announcement that Michael Checkland is to step down early from his post as Director General of the BBC , it seems an appropriate time to compile a similar list of ‘ ins ’ and ‘ outs ’ relating to the new BBC regime which will come in under John Birt . |