Example sentences of "seem so [adj] as " in BNC.

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1 Things seemed so much as before .
2 To an outsider visiting Imperial College , some of the departments seem so large as almost to prevent a sense of unity .
3 She knows that even something that seems so simple as giving a wash has to be thought about and done in a sensitive way .
4 ‘ Of course , ’ said Pooley , ‘ it is conceivable that it was the work of some servant or ex-servant with a grudge against the committee , but it seems so unlikely as to be hardly worth considering .
5 Up to now the possibility had seemed so remote as not to need consideration — an order given by Hardy as a matter of course , accepted by Denis as a standard instruction in an operation of this nature .
6 While such an assumption may seem so obvious as to be hardly worth mentioning , it is important that tests are able to substantiate their implicit claim to validity .
7 This may seem so obvious as not to need stating , but I believe that it can be overlooked .
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