Example sentences of "it [vb past] seemed a " in BNC.

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1 Benny had smiled at her but again it had seemed a little as if it were expected .
2 It had seemed a natural precaution .
3 It had seemed a long way away , but in some ways it might be quite close .
4 on the plane to New York , it had seemed a ludicrous outpouring .
5 She had thought for months of trying to blow the gaff on the fact that she was past marrying off , but it had seemed a lot to put Len through , and her mother was anyway exceptionally good at not acknowledging that a gaff had been blown .
6 It had seemed a little exaggerated that an elderly woman could move so rapidly and catch a younger man off guard .
7 With the temperature touching seventy , twenty degrees higher than in London , it had seemed a ridiculous suggestion .
8 Lord Beddington was not appreciating the day to its fullest , despite the fact that for some unknown reason it had seemed a good idea to buy a Panama hat .
9 It had seemed a good idea at the time , a bit of expensive and unusual fun with some of her friends , and sure , she had been intrigued when she had been told that she should beware of her fiery nature 's setting alight a situation which would become frighteningly uncontrollable , but that was three days ago .
10 It had seemed a good idea , but how could she ask for Dana in a strange shop ?
11 It had seemed a good idea to set up his incident room in the local primary school .
12 It had seemed a cruel and empty face ; now she saw urgency and sadness .
13 It had seemed a dream come true .
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