Example sentences of "that seem a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course they could always let it , but that seemed a mean and ungrateful way out . |
| 2 | It 's something you use to get you from A to B , I guess , and right now that seemed a long way to me . |
| 3 | That seems a strange statement for someone who does n't measure success in chart placings , but his is an MD . |
| 4 | ‘ And that seems a long way away . |
| 5 | James Diamond and Thamesdown Council say they 're confident a solution will be found — right now that seems a long way off . |
| 6 | It is a little close to Christmas , but that seems a good excuse for a party and it 's high time we entertained some of our friends . |
| 7 | That seems a far cry from just a few years ago when the only diesels were lorries , buses and the occasional taxi . |
| 8 | But now , that seems a small compensation for what I would lose . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That seems a great deal of money to me ! ’ |
| 10 | I think I understand a little better what Hockney is getting at with his ‘ reverse perspective ’ , though that seems a perverse way of describing ( I think ) an immersion in his subject matter . |
| 11 | For instance , I admit freely that I would expect my desktop publisher to be able to flow and reflow copy from one column to another automatically ; that seems a basic requirement for general-purpose DTP and PagePlus ca n't do it . |
| 12 | Silver-medallist Ray , 29 , of South London , said : ‘ I met Princess Anne and John Major there but that seems a sick joke now . ’ |
| 13 | Tha that seems a fair comment , yes . |
| 14 | Does that seem a reasonable way forward ? |