Example sentences of "[det] seem a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | For practical reasons , fieldworkers adopted a policy in these cases of knocking at the door of the nearest house of a similar type ; since the survey was based on geographical area and housing type , this seemed a reasonable way of obtaining data from a range of addresses while conserving time and resources . |
| 2 | ‘ Kirkby boasts lots of football teams of all ages and this seemed a good way of drumming up cash . ’ |
| 3 | Simon said : ‘ We knew that the group needed cash and this seemed a challenging way to raise it . ’ |
| 4 | This seems a useful way of understanding the impact of the Thatcherite revolution on the nature of state ( both local and national ) activity in the two locales under study . |
| 5 | It 's something you use to get you from A to B , I guess , and right now that seemed a long way to me . |
| 6 | It all seemed a long way from his flat in Whalley Range . |
| 7 | ‘ And that seems a long way away . |
| 8 | James Diamond and Thamesdown Council say they 're confident a solution will be found — right now that seems a long way off . |
| 9 | I think I understand a little better what Hockney is getting at with his ‘ reverse perspective ’ , though that seems a perverse way of describing ( I think ) an immersion in his subject matter . |
| 10 | Does that seem a reasonable way forward ? |