Example sentences of "[pron] seemed [prep] the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to the Court that a sentence of 18 months ' imprisonment , suspended , was outside the area of sentences which the judge could reasonably have considered appropriate . |
| 2 | It seemed to the Court that the sentencer had used the same mitigating factors twice over ; once to reduce the starting point , and then to justify a further reduction . |
| 3 | It seemed to the court that in its current form the civil components of the process of judicial review were so strong that an application which claimed the civil relief authorised by section 21K was to be regarded as a civil cause or matter . |
| 4 | The promise was readily given and gratefully received : so small a thing it seemed to the giver and so great to the receiver . |
| 5 | It seemed to the hedgehog that there should be more to it than that . |
| 6 | Sally Ward was better able to comfort him than anyone else , yet it seemed to the family that she did little but simply hold his hand . |
| 7 | " The Lord preserveth the simple , " came the Padre 's voice , quite aptly , it seemed to the Collector for he considered himself to be a simple man . |
| 8 | ‘ It seemed at the time that he might not have much need of intimacy . |
| 9 | It seemed at the time that meeting the Fracxillians could created some sort of major turning point in my career . |
| 10 | We all assumed that because of the , yeah the media pressure , at least talks would start , but I think possibly the management thought that because of this one-sided pressure , you know it seemed at the time that nothing nice was being said about the management , you know you can almost understand them being reluctant to go into a room and offering their side of the argument . |