Example sentences of "seem [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She clung to her husband 's arm , but seemed grateful for Clare 's company . |
| 2 | It also seemed undesirable for students to become dependent on benefits while in full-time education . |
| 3 | With the threat of bombing it seemed sensible for Mrs Daly to go to stay with a widowed friend in Rainford , and she seemed to have settled there very happily . |
| 4 | Lord Mayor of London Sir Brian Jenkins ( below with Ms Leith ) seemed lost for words in trying to describe the sculpture … ‘ that extraordinary thing ’ … which now stands , he said , where former Institute secretary John Hough used to lunch . |
| 5 | The stage seemed set for battle . |
| 6 | I heard about the animal from a Chinese scientist and all seemed set for progress . |
| 7 | It seemed early for Mum to be back but I did n't think anything of it . |
| 8 | While the scope for profitable investment in manufacturing industry was limited , the owner-occupied housing market seemed ideal for loan capital . |
| 9 | Candlish 's cross from the left seemed safe for Keenan — but he collided with Davidson and the ball spun towards the net . |
| 10 | Temple Lane Studios , Roadshow Rentals and several other music factories seemed open for business . |
| 11 | Silence seemed best for Angel 's happiness . |
| 12 | Ed Morrison allowed John Jeffrey to come in from an offside position and ‘ collect ’ a passing movement between two Japanese players while Hayashi was tackled without the ball when a try seemed certain for Japan . |
| 13 | Fen kept going for what seemed like ages and , despite his statement that they had to talk , he seemed disinclined for conversation . |
| 14 | And there is something about rail travel that is essentially Canadian : the US , deep down , was always a stagecoach society , wayward and unpredictable ; trains seem right for Canada , exciting but disciplined . |
| 15 | The Soviets , however , seem happy for families to stay at Star City for the whole 18 months . |
| 16 | The extrovert character of the Saint-Säens seem tailor-made for Earl Wild — the champagne corks really pop in the delightful Scherzo , and the rumbustious Finale is delivered with tremendous gusto . |
| 17 | The Soft Cell cushioning in the heel also seems unnecessary for runners striking at the front . |
| 18 | The kids are larking about in the steam-filled room , and the girl seems grateful for adult conversation . |
| 19 | Nevertheless it seems sensible for librarians to aim at selecting books which are well-written , where there is a choice . |
| 20 | Whereas the way now seems clear for development at Colt Hill between now and 1995/96 , despite the lack of schools capacity , the two sites owned by the Regional Council , which the Local Plan will reaffirm for housing development ( viz. East Braehead and Listloaning ) , are to be denied until after 1995 ( well after the projected survival of the Regional Council — thereby constraining the prospect of capitalising on the full value of these assets ) . |
| 21 | So it had seemed sensible for Ross to have his old bedroom , while she 'd been far too weary to care where she slept . |
| 22 | All seems lost for Al and Bet . |
| 23 | Lineker 's double at Meadow Lane brought Spurs one of the two victories they feel they need to avoid the relegation fate that now seems inevitable for Notts County . |
| 24 | In fact , Moore also suggests that mosaics — as seems likely for pavements such as the Aldborough Star mosaic ( pI . |
| 25 | Certainly witches still have a tradition of performing rites at special places in the countryside and it seems natural for people to want to express their relationship with the Earth in the form of ritual at sites where they know the earth energy can be found . |
| 26 | And turning away from calls to battle and the accompanying rise in blood pressure , it seems reasonable for teachers of literature to go on teaching what they have been trained to teach , and what they like , understand , and are familiar with , without also having to take on many varieties of history — intellectual , cultural , political , social , economic , artistic , and musical — not to mention sociology , the study of popular culture , including the merest graffito , and , inevitably , literary theory . |
| 27 | The going seems better for Philip Ames , a chirpy Lancastrian , who is also expanding a retail chain at a time when so many others are either shrinking or going bust . |
| 28 | Professor Eversley has stressed that it need not be drawn very high and points to the importance of groups at the margin , who used soap to wash with and wore some cotton instead of home-spun linen : " what seems neces-sary for growth is that the very exceptional expenditures should become a little less so " . |
| 29 | It seems advisable for practitioners who do not normally wear glasses to use simple eye protection glasses for routine cases . |
| 30 | In racing , the jockey 's title on the flat seems booked for Michael Roberts . |