Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] seemed [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Thus it seemed that physics was more mature then chemistry , and had already left behind the stage of effervescent and explosive progress in which that science was still so visibly engaged .
2 By day the alleys that ran into a scruffy hinterland were rat-hole rubbish traps but now they seemed romantic lanes where lovers might meet under the bracket lamps and as the sun departed , watch the moon ride over a Grimms ' fairy tale huddle of pinnacled rooftops .
3 But now it seemed this Adam Burns was determined to dredge up her other life all over again .
4 A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring .
5 Sometimes it seemed another lifetime .
6 Kylie , based in the opulent comfort of London 's St James 's Club , favourite hunt of Hollywood superstars like Clint Eastwood , was everywhere it seemed that summer — and the record sales reflected it around the world .
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