Example sentences of "seemed a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that John had handed over the reins of power to Miss Doris and Mr Smith seemed a great honour but his stipulation that they should keep and maintain the name and reputation of the business so long as it was possible to do so proved a massive task for them in later years . |
| 2 | Shortly after my return , the Governor was to make a tour of Central Burma and it seemed a great opportunity for me to gauge conditions outside Rangoon , so I was invited to accompany him . |
| 3 | This seemed a great victory for the undefeated Britons and since those living within the Province also now had cause to hate Rome , this gave them a real hope of a military success . |
| 4 | At this stage , she says , the project was still conceived of as a relatively modest 13-part series , and neither video nor merchandising seemed a great issue . |
| 5 | There was nothing valuable in it , though it seemed a great deal in the eyes of these people . ’ |