Example sentences of "[noun] seemed [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had spoken enthusiastically , but Jackson Chatterton seemed unmoved by the prospect . |
| 2 | Mrs Singh seemed bewildered by the amount of information she had been given . |
| 3 | Elements of both the Jordanian government and the PLO seemed undismayed by the expulsion or detention of leftist or independently-minded members of the NGC . |
| 4 | However , the point to notice is how the data seemed ideal for the investigation as conceived : intimate life-histories are central to the project . |
| 5 | Neither of us had been prepared for this sudden release of feeling ; Edward seemed embarrassed by the confession , I embarrassed by his embarrassment , and regretting my earlier ungenerous thoughts … |
| 6 | The animals seemed healthy during the experiment . |
| 7 | Allied commanders seemed delighted at the outcome . |
| 8 | The driver seemed pleased by the idea and the Feldwebel sat back in luxurious anticipation . |
| 9 | " Oh , a little pale perhaps , " murmured Amabel , because paleness seemed essential to the occasion , although with dear nut-brown Gemma it was rather hard to tell . |
| 10 | Marc seemed unaware of the effect of this spectacular setting . |
| 11 | The long thin mouth was pulled down at the corners like a tragic mask , the eyes were hooded , the shoulders hunched , head bent forward so that the man 's gaze seemed fixed on the surface of the table . |
| 12 | Even Marsco seemed resigned to the fact that the Rorims will not combine . ’ |
| 13 | Within days steps were taken in the Republic to challenge the Sunningdale proposals since the apparent agreement regarding the statue of Northern Ireland seemed inconsistent with the constitution . |
| 14 | The judge seemed unimpressed by the argument that a rail strike would cause ‘ enormous public inconvenience ’ . |
| 15 | The paper had originally intended to base itself in London , where large-scale funding from GLEB and the GLC seemed certain under the banner of creating jobs . |
| 16 | It was quite a large room , though the huge wood veneered desk seemed equal to the task of filling half of it . |
| 17 | Nigel seemed willing on the surface to receive this . |
| 18 | When the Drama sub-committees of the Schools Council English Panel were presented with a proposition from Lynn McGregor , a London teacher with a strong interest in the sociology of education and her own research into Drama teaching on its way ( 1976 ) , to launch a full-scale research project , the climate seemed ripe for the subcommittee to make a recommendation . |
| 19 | The sea shimmering and heaving beneath the brisk breeze seemed ignorant of the loss in her life . |
| 20 | Apart from a look of mild surprise , the Rector seemed unaware of the toy being pulled roughly from under him . |
| 21 | However conditions seemed promising in the morning and we set off with lunch packs in our bags and hope in our hearts ! on the two-hour boat run there are always lots of birds to look at , and soon after we left ‘ the narrows ’ of the harbour entrance we were aware of black-browed albatrosses . |
| 22 | Jones even offered to let Pons use the neutron spectrometer for himself and remarked ‘ Pons seemed pleased with the offer . ’ |
| 23 | But Kalchu seemed familiar with the darkness and the narrow , winding path , and I followed as close behind him as I could . |
| 24 | Of all those seated in the office only Buchanan seemed impervious to the heat . |
| 25 | The general point is that the colleges would be free to make whatever arrangements seemed best for the provision of services . |
| 26 | Walking into the ISDN User Show at Wembley , North London the other day , the first four stands belonged to communications magazines : cynics might see this as evidence that the technology is still at the hype and talk stage , but most exhibitors seemed pleased by the degree to which visitors ' questions had progressed past the ‘ what is ISDN anyway ’ stage to the ‘ how much does this box cost ’ phase ; some 900 visitors attended on the first day , the second seemed rather busier and at some of the conference sessions , notably British Telecommunications Plc 's ‘ where are we now ’ presentation , it was standing room only … |
| 27 | His post-operative progress was complicated by a chest infection and he found it very difficult to regain his usual level of activity because his arthritis seemed worse after the operation and a day or two spent largely in bed . |
| 28 | The greengrocer seemed unperturbed by the import of what he was saying . |
| 29 | Young girls seemed short on the ground . |
| 30 | Daphne seemed amused by the thought and travelled down to Essex with me on the following Tuesday . |