Example sentences of "seem [adj] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The little house seemed strange and empty without Emily . |
| 2 | As he watched her squeeze through the stile and walk forward with the others , she seemed strange and unreal , like something he had imagined when he was a very little boy . |
| 3 | Our landlady , a Mrs Brown , seemed pleasant and reasonable , and we were still contented to be in Bedford , although we had discovered that there was one disadvantage — the Americans . |
| 4 | Her name was Mrs Dempster , and she seemed pleasant and eager to please her new master . |
| 5 | But whereas before he had seen Scouting as a gateway of opportunity to the big time , 20 years on , the movement seemed narrow and provincial somehow , more concerned with preserving an America that was fast slipping away , if it had ever truly existed , than with helping to shape the country 's youth to face an uncertain future . |
| 6 | Only the grip of his hand on her arm joined their bodies together , yet the union seemed complete and total so that she was no longer a separate entity . |
| 7 | Her love for him now seemed shameful and foolish ; she imagined Marjorie saying to him , ‘ That silly kid 's crazy about you ’ and could almost hear his laughter in her ears . |
| 8 | All seemed normal and quiet at the aerodrome and the sun was beginning to set . |
| 9 | However , it is fair to say that despite these distinctive efforts , and one reason why such people are now regarded as classical contributors , for most within the early social survey tradition the divide seemed unbridgeable or irrelevant . |
| 10 | The gate seemed strong and solid , with four big hinges set into the stone . |
| 11 | Since only a limited number of booklets had been issued to each school , it seemed possible that many teachers might well have seen and used it , a section at a time , in the form of photocopied sheets . |
| 12 | Once again , the fiction of Hollywood merged with fact ; scenes of fantasy portrayed on celluloid for entertainment — like those in Easy Rider had become , it was said , the acted-out realities of a group of people whose minds had been expanded to breaking point , until they performed deeds so indescribably vile that it barely seemed possible that one human being could inflict such wounds upon another for no apparent reason . |
| 13 | She ignored the flickering screen , and let her thoughts drift on , because it was one of those rare times when she was thinking well , when striking and truthful ideas seemed to occur to her effortlessly , rising fully articulated into the mind , when it seemed possible that one day she might write poetry . |
| 14 | It hardly seemed possible that powerful , destructive passions could spring unendingly from such an unpromising source ! |
| 15 | It seemed possible that American impulsiveness or ambition might ignite a powder train from the Far East to Europe and accidentally precipitate the Third World War . |
| 16 | Because of the rigorous nature of fasting and bowel preparations before surgical resection of tumours , it seemed possible that these procedures could contribute to the hypocholesterolaemiac state . |
| 17 | In the summer and autumn of 1989 it seemed possible that this might no longer be true . |
| 18 | As bile salts release PYY and PYY has been reported to slow intestinal transit time , it seemed possible that this peptide plays a role in the regulation of ileal motility . |
| 19 | Actual results for the current year would be close to budget , and a break-even position seemed possible if present trends continued . |
| 20 | In late November a stay of execution seemed possible when some rodeo interests in North Queensland successfully lobbied the Labor caucus , arguing that the ban would mean destitution for this icon of Australian bush spirit , traditionally sponsored by tobacco . |
| 21 | This moderate system of government was frequently adopted by Charles , who early on in his reign had recognised the wisdom of leaving local leaders in place wherever it seemed possible and beneficial to his own aims . |
| 22 | The branches dipped nearly to the ground , but when Charity ducked in she found a cosy hollow underneath the tree that seemed dry and snug as a little house . |
| 23 | The existence of ( b ) and ( c ) he thought proved by the presence of some biblical texts where the literal sense seemed absurd or contradictory ; such texts must have been placed there as signposts to a spiritual allegorical exegesis . |
| 24 | Next week I shall take my wife over every inch of this lovely island , which I and my cousin consecrated many years ago , when our destiny seemed assured and likely to be shared . |
| 25 | A fairly massive England score seemed assured as another full house assembled for the third day . |
| 26 | Even marriage could not cure him of all his anxieties , and it is salutary to remember that , in some situations , he was as frightened of other people as they were of him : he often seemed shy and hesitant in conversation still . |
| 27 | He seemed calm and thoughtful , and throughout his recent eloquent speeches had not raised his voice . |
| 28 | She seemed calm and peaceful , and a few minutes in her presence soon cheered Mr Wolski up . |
| 29 | And the job he was telling her about seemed interesting and desirable . |
| 30 | The house was shuttered and seemed dim and cool after the glare outside . |