Example sentences of "[noun sg] it seemed [adj] that " in BNC.

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1 With a good downpour it seemed probable that the bedroom ceiling below would come down .
2 Even before his accident it seemed doubtful that my aunt would ever have a child of her own .
3 If they were implicated in the cover-up it seemed inconceivable that the President had been unaware of what was going on .
4 In each case it seemed clear that local adaptation was taking place , showing — as far as Pearson and Weldon were concerned — that natural selection was an effective evolutionary mechanism .
5 But when I bent down on some pretext and could see into his face it seemed possible that he was laughing at himself as well as flustered .
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