Example sentences of "it seem [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seemed such a pity your room should be so dark and cold , Mr Stevens , when it 's such bright sunshine outside . |
| 2 | It seemed such a waste to be driving back to England and leaving it all behind . |
| 3 | But it seemed such a peach of a way out of trouble . |
| 4 | ‘ It seemed such a shame to wake you , but I knew you 'd be really cross if you did n't get some studying done . ’ |
| 5 | So I had opened the shutters on what is called complementary medicine with a slightly heavy heart for it seemed such an indictment of our present specialized , technological society when all medicine must simply be ‘ healing . ’ |
| 6 | I used to look forward to commentary on a Sat. afternoon , but it seems such a tie as Ipswich at home can not even produce a goal never mind a win . |
| 7 | On the other hand , it seems such a shame not to enjoy the outdoor life in summer . |
| 8 | ‘ It seems such a shame , that dear old place going to ruin . |
| 9 | but , it seems such a shame cos er big double gates you went in , you know , it was lovely , erm where did Keith go to school then ? |
| 10 | And it seems such a shame after all , yes . |
| 11 | You know and I mean it seems such a shame to cut it I mean they 're living things are n't they ? |
| 12 | There 's some valuable work gone on there , and you can , and if and if we 're going to deny these people , the opportunity of of achieving anything like their potential , I mean , it seems such a shame , when we , you know , when we are succeeding in the rest of the programme . |
| 13 | It seems such a waste to throw Christmas cards away after Twelfth Night . |
| 14 | I 'm horribly rich — it seems such a waste … ’ |
| 15 | Well er you know it seems such a mystery er to me , conker not shy . |
| 16 | It seems strange the parishioners would wish to burn their patron saint , but another theory suggests the effigy was originally a plaster statue taken from the church to avoid destruction after the Reformation . |
| 17 | Sometimes it seems that the world scarcely changes . |
| 18 | Although it seems unlikely the residents will be allowed to keep the flat other accomodation may be found . |
| 19 | They fell from an open door after missing their stop and last night a police spokesman said : ‘ There are reports of scuffles on board , but it seems unlikely the deaths will be treated as suspicious . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But it is so naive that it seems unlikely the politicians will want to spend much time on it , ’ says Jean Rankine , the museum 's deputy director . |
| 21 | Although it seems evident the United States knew of the earlier treaty ( President Cleveland had issued an arbitral award on its interpretation ) , notice on the part of the third party was not mentioned as relevant by the Court . |
| 22 | ‘ But at the moment whenever I go back to Melbourne after being abroad it seems homelier every time . |