Example sentences of "[pron] seem a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years . " |
| 2 | Allott supported him for a while , and at 278 for 7 , with Lamb on 98 , there seemed a chance that the follow-on might be saved . |
| 3 | In the defence of Verdun , it will be recalled , de Castelnau had already rendered an invaluable service in the ‘ Intermediary Line ’ , hastily constructed as a result of his coup d'oeil in January , and — had there been time for the completion of the Third Position that he had also prescribed then — there seems a chance that the German breakthrough on the 24th might have been prevented altogether . |
| 4 | They seemed a threat because they looked odd and acted in an odd way . |
| 5 | During the two occasions on which we talked , he seemed a caring and compassionate doctor blessed with a natural ease and affability , who needed publicity for the £2 million appeal he had launched to raise money to turn his Harley Street office into a well woman centre . |
| 6 | He came to spend the night , by agreement , twice a week and she saw him every day but there was no denying that he seemed a visitor and never a member of her household . |
| 7 | It seemed a year before I got him out of there . |
| 8 | There were a few diplomatic handshakes as the players left the field at the end , but it seemed a relief that an extra week lay between this Test match and the next , and it could only be hoped that work would continue behind the scenes to impress upon these cricketers , especially the more excitable ones , that the game does not deserve to be abused . |
| 9 | It seemed a lifetime since she 'd gone to bed the night before . |
| 10 | It seemed a lifetime since they had made love but the mere sound of his deep voice brought it back so vividly that she shivered , aware that she wanted and loved him more than ever . |
| 11 | It seemed a shame that it could n't be in time for my mother 's birthday on the 8th but at least it was a good target for which to aim . |
| 12 | It seemed a shame that while he stood in the Chuckwagon queue he called his girlfriend ‘ Tray ’ . |
| 13 | Deformed sperms , de-energised sperms and sperms deterred by the acid environment of the womb , were catalogued so that when the camera followed the successful ones on their journey it seemed a miracle that any got to their destination at all . |
| 14 | But it seems a pity that he had to leave Education when the changes in the system still have so far to run . |
| 15 | It seems a pity that the gun does not come with a reflector nozzle ( to work near window panes without cracking the glass , for example ) , but this is only a minor point . |
| 16 | It seems a pity that investigators have relied almost entirely on traditional IQ tests , which can be affected by impulsivity and other personality factors related to hyperactivity ; it is quite possible that the effects of lead on hyperactivity may be responsible for the apparent loss of IQ , even if we acknowledge a causal influence of lead on hyperactivity . |
| 17 | Such is the loving care which has gone into past history , it seems a pity that the authors are so hesitant about the future . |
| 18 | History has been called the science of the future , so it seems a pity that this body of research comes up with virtually none of the solutions to the problems plaguing the American energy scene . |
| 19 | It seems a pity that the rationale of a percentage rating system is not extended a little further by incorporating a lieux dits scale classifying named sites within each village . |
| 20 | As the cockpit is likely to be used a lot while sailing in the trades and while in harbour , it seems a pity that the tiller should take up such a large amount of space , although when at rest it can be lifted out of the way . |
| 21 | In the main text explanation , the distinction between sounds and spelling is mentioned and so it seems a pity that the obvious procedure , of explaining phonetics in a little more detail , was not followed . |
| 22 | Obviously , I understand that this course is to be built mainly for the benefit of the people who 'll buy the new houses , but it seems a pity that natural unspoilt countryside should be bulldozed to make way for what 's really just a few rich people 's pastime . ’ |
| 23 | It seems a pity but it 's not for very long . |
| 24 | Looking back , it seems a marvel that the houses surrounding the Greencroft were never set on fire — the residents must have suffered very anxious hours , but for the rest of us the sight of so many fires all blazing away was one never forgotten . |
| 25 | Excess is insidious because at the time it seems a bonus but later on it can be an expense that diverts resources from development areas . |
| 26 | It seems a miracle that Exekias can make black-figure carry all he puts into it , while sculptors working on the decoration of buildings sidestep the conventions they respect in their independent statues . |
| 27 | Given all the hard work being invested in the various Unix desktop efforts , it seems a shame that Solaris for Sparc and Intel wo n't be binary-compatible with Unix System Labs ' Sparc and Intel implementations of the Destiny desktop Unix . |
| 28 | But I still say , it seems a shame that they are prepared to make money by selling it to a Tescos of all people to er really make money so they can move somewhere else ! |
| 29 | Cos it comes in , it seems a lot cos it always comes in one big lump . |
| 30 | It seems a lifetime since I last played at Windsor Park . ’ |