Example sentences of "it seemed [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed bigger than the sun and it sailed with a peculiar swiftness up into the heavens , growing paler and brighter as it did so until it lit up the plain with a dull , yellow light . |
| 2 | It seemed bigger . |
| 3 | It seemed louder , more raucous than usual , and she sighed at the prospect of another evening spent listening to the same arguments and bitter reproaches . |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted to be a primary teacher , and you have to teach so many different things at that level that it seemed better to study a broader range of subjects , ’ she says . |
| 5 | ‘ I never finished it , but it seemed better just as an idea to sum up the album . |
| 6 | Back home , I did not tell my mother this ; it seemed better to wait . |
| 7 | So it seemed better that you should go on thinking that I was just — ’ |
| 8 | But in the circumstances it seemed better to remain silent , particularly with Rohan Saint Yves marching grimly at her shoulder like some gaoler . |
| 9 | I mean I actually voted for this contract , erm , rather reluctantly , but it seemed better than not , doing so at the time , but we were given assurances , and it was very well understood by absolutely everybody , that vigorous management would be needed in order to achieve the targetising and that was the only way that the savings were going to be made , and it does seem that , that , erm that has not been going on . |
| 10 | Once a three-way division had been agreed in principle , each of the three brothers spent the rest of the summer in consolidating his position where it seemed weakest . |
| 11 | " You were upset and it seemed simpler to see you both together , but I will now give you information about all the bequests and tell you what I have arranged about probate and death duties . " |
| 12 | It seemed closer but it was an illusion and there was a lot of up and down to do before the final climb to this high headland point on the south coast . |
| 13 | It seemed closer . |
| 14 | He did n't even know she was there , but it seemed wiser to hide . |
| 15 | So , it seemed wiser — ’ |
| 16 | She had no idea what he was up to , but instinct told her that he was trying to help her , and in this case it seemed wiser to follow her instincts . |
| 17 | Every time she went out she missed his pleading eyes and thumping tail ; but today it seemed worse than ever , somehow , to set forth quite alone . |
| 18 | But this time it seemed worse . |
| 19 | Alexandra took the small soft hand in hers and thought that it seemed smaller than ever , frailer , more insubstantial . |
| 20 | In some ways it seemed longer than that to Lewis and in others only yesterday . |
| 21 | Less than a few seconds , but it seemed longer than time . |
| 22 | " It seemed longer . " |
| 23 | The old system had its flaws , but nevertheless , it seemed fairer than the poll tax . |
| 24 | It seemed darker now . |
| 25 | Finally , it became clear that no preliminary conference would be possible without widening the discussions unduly , and it seemed best to hold bilateral discussions first . |
| 26 | It seemed best to counter a possible storm by innocent guile . |
| 27 | There were cross-bunkers to get past as well , and it seemed best to hit it in front of them and then take another wedge to the green . |
| 28 | It seemed best . |
| 29 | It seemed best to have a friendly chat with one of the family not , perhaps , so emotionally involved — and you being an accountant … ’ |
| 30 | She smiled at him a little wildly , not knowing what to say except that it seemed best to keep on talking . |