Example sentences of "[vb mod] seem a [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | The year 's end might seem a long way off but the minute-by-minute activities of a Profitboss are always directed to that end and the interim end-results required to achieve it . |
| 2 | For those contemplating a university course , graduation may seem a long way off — 1997 and beyond — and thoughts of what to do afterwards may understandably be equally distant . |
| 3 | This may seem a strange way of looking at it , since we are used to viewing the police and the military as our protectors ; but we can not avoid the conclusion that , ultimately , the police and the military maintain sufficient force to implement the decisions of the state . |
| 4 | All this may seem a curious way for a species to handle its genes . |
| 5 | This may seem a macho way to treat the hair but it is also a sure way for pulling the hair out . |