Example sentences of "[pers pn] seem a [adj] way " in BNC.

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1 He seemed a long way off .
2 He seemed a long way off .
3 It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw .
4 True , it seemed a curious way of implanting poison but — He pulled himself back to sanity .
5 It seemed a long way , though , from the summer perfume of myrtle and orange-blossom , the brilliance of white fluted marble , the wreathing steam , the orderly practices of the sugar-yards , the worksongs of the scything and the vintage , the glory of the sun setting , of the sun rising out of the sea .
6 it seemed a long way away
7 It seemed a long way away and he focused his mind with an effort .
8 It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits .
9 It seemed a long way to the building , but eventually she heard his footsteps on wood and knew they had arrived .
10 As a device for separating ‘ general matters of policy ’ from ‘ day to day administration ’ it seemed a comfortable way of combining public accountability with business efficiency in a parliamentary system of government : Ministers dealt with the former and the corporation 's employees with the latter .
11 ‘ By the road , it seems a long way , but I need only to walk a kilometre across the fields beyond the farm .
12 Only it seems a long way to go !
13 Oh it seems a long way to go just for five days skiing .
14 It seems a strange way of choosing officials .
15 Erm , the one , two , three and four refer to quarters , it seems a strange way to do it , and I apologize for that .
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