Example sentences of "it seem [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed one hundred years that those poor people looked up at him — at Gabriel the fraud — and waited for a miracle . |
| 2 | Such a heroic venture requires heroic singing , and that is where it seemed this enthralling evening would fall short of its target . |
| 3 | The Bishop told clergy late last month and before Tony 's death , that it seemed likely that permission given by the Law Lords to stop feeding Tony would soon be acted upon : |
| 4 | But they were withdrawn immediately after the election , when it seemed likely that interest rates would fall , and succeeded by bonds offering a lower return . |
| 5 | Hence , it seemed likely that information on similarities and differences between the five Belfast communities on the one hand and Lurgan on the other could be used for a variety of theoretical purposes . |
| 6 | It seemed likely last night that the various opposition groups had used up all their ammunition . |
| 7 | It was then that the Italian people began to understand what his intentions were ; and when he later referred to the need for the colonies to be protected from aggression , it seemed clear that war in Africa could not be avoided . |
| 8 | It seemed just another episode in the long war of the books between metropolitan , and in this last case global , sophistication and a rooted academic , even provincial , culture . |
| 9 | Now it seems that successive governments have just have n't lived up to their obligation to wield the stick , and Harlow council just have n't had the sense to reach for the carrot in that that local people are caught in the middle ! |
| 10 | Where the treaty language indicates the parties ' intention that the Canal shall have international usage , that the regime shall be permanent , and is to further the global need for open communication routes it seems that third party rights must be recognised . |
| 11 | While the selectors have made just one change this time , it seems certain several heads will roll if Australia go two up at Lord 's . |
| 12 | It seems probable that Kent imported material directly from the Frankish world ; Scandinavian imports to Kent may have come directly or were also channelled through Francia . |
| 13 | IT SEEMS normal these days to print any story with a connection to the Royal Family . |
| 14 | Secondly , at any time in the relevant period the property given to the donee must be enjoyed by the donee or it seems any other person to the entire exclusion or virtually to the entire exclusion of the donor . |
| 15 | The only doubt concerns the date ; it seems these early records could be from any year between 1889 and 1891 , so whether Edison or Berliner was actually first to make records with a ‘ label ’ is open to debate . |
| 16 | While in theory all parties are agreed that the talks should cover three ‘ strands ’ — Northern Ireland , north-south and Anglo-Irish relations — one UUP source said : ‘ It seems these three strands mean different things to different people . ’ |
| 17 | Well it seems easier that way when you think about it dun n it ? |
| 18 | ‘ It seems this negative approach has more to do with people 's perception of George Michael than anything else . ’ |
| 19 | But it seems this other relation has inherited his whole fortune . |
| 20 | More Danish women than men practise receptive anal intercourse , and it seems this sexual practice has become more prevalent during the past decades . |
| 21 | I 've heard from Tim and Mark , as well as others ( Kevin and Arif and Phil and Neil ) , and it seems this change-of-address thing is happening to loads of you . |
| 22 | This final scene of the novel leaves the reader free to believe , if he so wishes , that Pip and Estella will eventually marry , but it seems clear that CD 's intention was that we should understand that Pip 's renewed hopes were not to be fulfilled . |
| 23 | It seems clear that Case III is inappropriate if Cases IV or V are also applicable . |
| 24 | As far as acquisition of language is concerned , it seems clear that reinforcement , casual observation , and natural inquisitiveness ( coupled with a strong tendency to imitate ) are important factors , as is the remarkable capacity of the child to generalise , hypothesise and ‘ process information ’ in a variety of very special and apparently highly complex ways which we can not yet describe or begin to understand , and which may be largely innate , or may develop through some sort of learning or through maturation of the nervous system . |
| 25 | Thus it seems clear that arctica is the most numerous species on spring passage . |
| 26 | In view of this , it seems clear that pre-service or initial preparation needs to pay particular attention to training . |
| 27 | It seems likely another match will be ordered because a precedent has been set . |
| 28 | ‘ It seems different this time , they 're very positive . ’ |