Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] seemed [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the storm had increased in strength , so it seemed that the enthusiasm of the pressmen on the ‘ public 's right to know ’ , coupled with the fact that the pubs were still open in town , had served to weaken their resolve somewhat . |
| 2 | But as she thought of her Moondream mask , so it seemed that the elms were creeping in to crush no one but her . |
| 3 | Again , however , once it seemed that the EDC had the support of the Six , Britain was willing to accept it and work with it . |
| 4 | On the other hand an ambassador might refuse a present because he thought it insultingly small , because his mission had been unsuccessful , or because it seemed that the monarch he represented was about to go to war with the one whose court he was leaving . |
| 5 | When it seemed that the treatment was over , Freud suggested the patient should give him a present ‘ so that the feeling of gratitude would n't become too strong ’ . |
| 6 | After the dress , the child took off two white petticoats , and Aggie noticed that the material was quite good ; and when it seemed that the shift was about to be taken off too , she said , ‘ I would keep that on , if I were you ; you have n't got a nightgown . ’ |
| 7 | There were times — notably in the immediate postwar years and during the early 1970s — when it seemed that the gap between the two halves of the country was beginning to narrow ( Damesick and Wood , 1987 ) , but with the benefit of hindsight it is seen that these were periods when special factors were operating ( McCrone , 1969 ; Massey , 1979 ) . |
| 8 | When it seemed that the sound and whatever it emanated from was about to overwhelm us , the engine and coaches of an express train appeared in the left-hand window and whizzed past a few feet from the front bumper . |