Example sentences of "seemed almost a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Yet in dark silhouette she seemed almost a Stealer .
2 Even in Britain it seemed almost a law of politics under George II and George III that the Prince of Wales should act as a rallying-point for all those who hoped to benefit from a change of ruler .
3 It seemed almost a mockery , a travesty of what should have been .
4 Sated with a whole morning of freedom and indulgence , work seemed almost a pleasure , the more so in that my students were in the same post-prandial daze as myself All serious business was dispatched in the morning .
5 The peace and serenity of the green countryside and sandy dunes seemed almost a lifetime away from her present existence — as did the night she had spent in Ross 's arms .
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