Example sentences of "it [vb past] seem a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It began to seem a possibility that an external observer would be able to predict whether or not an apparently relaxed subject was forming visual images . |
| 2 | ‘ It began to seem a craven sort of job . |
| 3 | Frank Dick was not happy , and it did seem a harsh decision . |
| 4 | It did seem a little hard that , just when things were beginning to go really well , the even tenor of their lives should be upset by the arrival of someone else — someone who , although a friend , was none the less a stranger . |
| 5 | What am I to do ? ’ wailed the victim , and indeed it did seem a problem , because — since she was so much taller than either of her companions — her feet were larger than theirs , and she could not get into their comfortable country shoes . |
| 6 | Benny had smiled at her but again it had seemed a little as if it were expected . |
| 7 | It had seemed a natural precaution . |
| 8 | It had seemed a long way away , but in some ways it might be quite close . |
| 9 | on the plane to New York , it had seemed a ludicrous outpouring . |
| 10 | She had thought for months of trying to blow the gaff on the fact that she was past marrying off , but it had seemed a lot to put Len through , and her mother was anyway exceptionally good at not acknowledging that a gaff had been blown . |
| 11 | It had seemed a little exaggerated that an elderly woman could move so rapidly and catch a younger man off guard . |
| 12 | With the temperature touching seventy , twenty degrees higher than in London , it had seemed a ridiculous suggestion . |
| 13 | Lord Beddington was not appreciating the day to its fullest , despite the fact that for some unknown reason it had seemed a good idea to buy a Panama hat . |
| 14 | It had seemed a good idea at the time , a bit of expensive and unusual fun with some of her friends , and sure , she had been intrigued when she had been told that she should beware of her fiery nature 's setting alight a situation which would become frighteningly uncontrollable , but that was three days ago . |
| 15 | It had seemed a good idea , but how could she ask for Dana in a strange shop ? |
| 16 | It had seemed a good idea to set up his incident room in the local primary school . |
| 17 | It had seemed a cruel and empty face ; now she saw urgency and sadness . |
| 18 | It had seemed a dream come true . |
| 19 | It had seemed an impossible target until yesterday , when Lansink produced his third double clear round in the specified series . |
| 20 | It had seemed an impossible dream at the time ; but to have an impossible dream was a harmless comfort , and their love and respect for Rabbi Moishe made it difficult for them to grudge him their co-operation . |
| 21 | It had seemed an expedient course of action at the time , as she 'd waited there in her kitchen , in the late afternoon dark , for Wakelate and his client to return to the house . |
| 22 | In his slow crawl from the corner as he peered for the right number through the flooding windscreen , it had seemed an odd neigh-bourhood for the Fight Game : well-weeded drives , well-painted houses , the cars as recommended by Which ? and Ratepayers ' Association posters in several windows . |