Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it seem [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Obviously it 's hard work , ’ she adds , ‘ but it really struck a chord with me and that made it seem easy . |
| 2 | Nor did it seem apparent to all that the war fought at sea , the damage which might be inflicted upon enemy vessels and morale , and the consequences which victory at sea could have for those who lived in areas close to coasts , were all part of a wider war which could not be restricted to the fighting on land . |
| 3 | But nor did it seem natural . |
| 4 | Nor does it seem sufficient merely to qualify it by admitting a certain element of free play in the facts . |
| 5 | It does not explain the triggering sensation and altered function of the gut , nor does it seem important in those with IBS symptoms who do not seek medical care . |
| 6 | Nor does it seem likely that the Irish state would benefit significantly from this goldmine in the west , or indeed any other . |
| 7 | Nor does it seem likely that the idea of causal power is not open to analysis , or , what comes to much the same , that it is somehow to be acquired without noticeable effort by thinking on what is common to such verbs as " push " and " pull " , as has sometimes been supposed . |
| 8 | They have a whole scene that makes it seem possible to write songs all the time and really , really enjoy it . ’ |
| 9 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 10 | This sight brought her immediately down from her high , tragic pinnacle and made it seem all somehow cosier , as she thought she was sharing this music with such a wise and friendly dog . |
| 11 | The wind coursed over it and flapped it — little whip noises that stirred it and made it seem alive , the dog-face scowling . |
| 12 | It was still raining , great drops spurted up whirlpools of dust , but the buildings cut off the sand and made it seem lighter . |
| 13 | The monarch twice interrupted journeys to give a royal address and complained it seemed unworthy of the birthplace of railways . |
| 14 | Surely you can see that the very serious element in it puts the straightforward demonstration ‘ Maggie Maggie Maggie Out Out Out' ’ protest song , in its place and makes it seem trite and a little bit cosy ? ’ |
| 15 | Exactly why she should be so wary of further contact she did not know , but avoiding it seemed prudent . |
| 16 | In actually measuring subjective risk while driving it seems appropriate to encourage drivers to think about the external environment in a more normal way and answer questions about subjective risk with reference to their internal states . |
| 17 | Making the new situation attractive is not the same as making it seem attractive . |