Example sentences of "[coord] it seems a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And it seems a bit much to suddenly turn round when you 're grown up and say to the mother , ‘ No , you should n't be like that .
2 Events over the next six months are likely to leave an imprint , and it seems a relationship is the catalyst for a major change or that a relationship is transformed from outside .
3 He has guarded fiercely against the band 's tapes being made public but listening to them years on , it is difficult to understand his uneasiness and it seems a loss to fans .
4 I daresay we could now , there must be a bus or a car she could hire , but it seems a bit hard . ’
5 Not that there 's any reason why he should , ’ she added hastily , ‘ But it seems a bit odd , all the same . ’
6 Barrie Lamb , chairman of the Darlington Railway Preservation Society , explained : ‘ Quite a few historians have written about this building but it seems a bit odd that none of them knew the exact date it opened .
7 But it seems a pity that he had to leave Education when the changes in the system still have so far to run .
8 Obviously , I understand that this course is to be built mainly for the benefit of the people who 'll buy the new houses , but it seems a pity that natural unspoilt countryside should be bulldozed to make way for what 's really just a few rich people 's pastime . ’
9 When this matter was discussed at housing committee , I believe it 's only last week but it seems a lot longer ago , I spoke at some length about the errors and fallacies in the report arguing against a case that officers have put forward , pointing out mistakes and erroneous conclusions that seem to have been drawn from some very flimsy evidence .
10 But it seems a sort of magic , to be able to call my past back .
11 But it seems a waste of the resources to er have er , ten different meetings for thirty cases we that 's , that 's my view but , I would like to see another report at the next meeting so as we can compare .
12 But it seems a shame not to challenge yourself because other people say you 're not as good as you used to be .
13 Obviously you 're most welcome to stay , but it seems a shame to disrupt your day . ’
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