Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] seemed [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pulse of light slid over Fincara 's face , and the long green eyes were so alight , so blazingly concentrated , that she seemed a different woman . |
| 2 | She had looked everywhere else and , although it seemed a long shot , she might as well look in there . |
| 3 | The green currents drifted densely round it , so that it seemed a floating shadow . |
| 4 | Film was nothing in itself but what had confirmed its worthlessness was that it seemed the exclusive property of a class of showmen who were direct descendants of the old fairground showmen . |
| 5 | I could n't see anything , so it seemed a logical assumption . |
| 6 | In the Samburu language ‘ yare ’ means ‘ quest ’ , so it seemed an appropriate place to stay . |
| 7 | Wattana had beaten Parrott in four major events this season and he seemed a good bet to improve this record when he established a 2–0 lead . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Mister Johnny talked in his gobbly voice all the way and it seemed a friendly noise now , pushing the night back . |
| 10 | In fact , there was no chance of losing her job , but sooner or later she would have to go and it seemed a good idea to lay down a time now . |
| 11 | With difficulty , though , she hid her ire — and it seemed a good idea then to reply to this high and mighty man with what he all too clearly wanted to hear . |
| 12 | And it seemed a good laugh . |
| 13 | You ca n't insure cash , as you know , but who cares , and it seemed a good present . |
| 14 | It 's my job to keep a check on the stock and it seemed a good chance to get something done … ’ |
| 15 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
| 16 | The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with . |
| 17 | It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw . |
| 18 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
| 19 | I 'm built for action , and it seemed a raw deal being dumped in a desolate corner of London with the kind of instructions you 'd give an old man on retirement . |
| 20 | Whatever was supposed to be wrong had never hindered Rosenthal 's career , and it seemed the real reason for Udinese 's calling off the transfer — they signed Argentinian striker Abel Balbo instead — was the level of anti-semitism in the town . |
| 21 | ‘ We are always busy here , and it seemed the right time to start planning for an extension , ’ she said . |
| 22 | I learnt with someone else , did two years and then er that was an accident if you like that I got involved cos somebody wanted me to be involved and and it seemed the right thing at the time . |
| 23 | I think they 'd always sort of wanted to go and explore , yes , and it seemed the ideal time , the boys were just about school age , erm , sort of you could well . |
| 24 | Bert knew that Mrs Tremayne wanted a fence repaired and it seemed an excellent opportunity to use his sudden free time by visiting Four Winds . |
| 25 | ‘ Barnet 's barmy army ’ it read and it seemed an apt description of an outfit that are n't Even Barry Fry , the manager whose latest sacking and return enlivened another crazy week at Underhill , admits that the club , which beat Rochdale 2-0 on Saturday , is a laughing stock . |
| 26 | This represented a very different target group to the one with which I was familiar , and it seemed an alien approach to me . |
| 27 | The next evening my father was brought home in a German car , but he seemed a broken man . |
| 28 | But it seemed a long time . |
| 29 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 30 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |