Example sentences of "[noun prp] [pron] seemed [that] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the early days of July it seemed that the president 's plan could not fail : the leaders of every mainstream party joined the ‘ Yes ’ campaign , leaving opposition in the hands of an unholy alliance between the Fascists and Communists .
2 When he landed on 20 October it seemed that the magic of Uncle Ho had not faded .
3 By the end of August it seemed that the revolt was over .
4 For Mrs Whitehouse it seemed that the Church was under a concerted attack and that , if it was not vigorously defended , then there would be nothing to prevent ‘ the tide of permissiveness ’ or the advance of the ‘ new morality ’ .
5 Just at the time when , in Rome , Pope Alexander III was preparing to canonize Thomas Becket it seemed that the prestige of Becket 's old opponent was reaching still greater heights .
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