Example sentences of "it seem [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed on this occasion she had met her match . |
| 2 | Why they did not use them in a manner that would almost certainly have sealed the fate of the French at Verdun seems to us almost incredible , and so indeed it seemed to contemporary German critics . |
| 3 | This had been Sam 's first day out since the birth of Jennifer , and it seemed to all on board that the good Lord was smiling upon them and giving a sign of His blessing upon the marriage . |
| 4 | A guide to the collection , it seemed to many to underline , too , the extent to which the Saatchis had superseded the Tate Gallery as the most adventurous and successful purchasers of modern art in this country . |
| 5 | Untaught , he did what he could ; and it seemed to many of his colleagues , professionals or not , that he sometimes played at it , doing the things he thought secret agents did , even when they were unnecessary . |
| 6 | It seemed to many reformers that certain ‘ interests ’ were threatening the survival and growth of the ‘ common good ’ . |
| 7 | Those who had survived the shooting and the bombing voted Randolph Churchill 's father out and Clement Attlee in , looking to a compassionate Welfare State reflecting the ideas of Sir William Beveridge and his Social Insurance Committee which , it seemed to many , could reduce their need to overspend and provide a safety net if they did . |
| 8 | So lofty were these papal prerogatives , that no further Council would ever be needed , or so it seemed to many . |
| 9 | He quotes Hennock who wrote , ‘ It seemed to many observers that there had been a change for the worse since 1835 ! ’ |
| 10 | For many years the British had tried to run him , or so it seemed to many . |
| 11 | Because this programme tried to do so much in limited time , it seemed to some observers to be somewhat thin or superficial . |
| 12 | Soon , however , a new controversy arose when it seemed to some zoologists and paleontologists that even the large dinosaurs could very well have had a high running speed , at least as high as an equivalent sized modern mammal . |
| 13 | The paper , it seemed to some , was no longer merely informing the readership about new and different musical forms , it was actively sneering at the tastes of its supporters — if you did n't have a favourite reggae record , something was the matter with you . |
| 14 | One , it seemed to some of us , was the choice of Harlech as the name . |
| 15 | In that bizarre way which again and again seemed to link imperialism and social reform ( sometimes as allies , sometimes as competitors ) , it seemed to some that Britain would only be able to sustain its Empire if she ensured that the new generation of children , tomorrow 's Imperial Army , was properly nourished . |
| 16 | Indeed it seemed to some that scientific investigation might even bring to light all that was worthwhile in religion . |
| 17 | And it seemed to silly to get on because obviously something was gon na happen . |
| 18 | It seemed to most onlookers that the first step to take to correct the disparity between the teams was to practise as hard as possible , especially as the West Indians were doing just that themselves ; Gower and Tony Brown , the manager , however , enforced no such ruling . |
| 19 | Stapleton brought the Leeward Islands together again by 1682 and the Codrington family managed to keep them united until after the end of the seventeenth century , but the general tendency to fragment into separate colonies seemed irresistible to people on the islands , no matter how foolish it seemed to British administrators who saw them as tiny communities that on a map of the world looked very close together . |
| 20 | It seemed at first that Hepworth , too , might make a telling contribution when he began with three maidens , in the course of which he comprehensively bowled Pearson . |
| 21 | But when Felicity arrived , three days later , it seemed at first glance as if she had lost every atom of her old charm . |
| 22 | It seemed at first sight to be a chaos of struggling men and horses , a wild mêlée ; but soon it became apparent to the newcomers that it was in fact more like a whirlpool of activity , with the ambushed English , above whom the royal standard wavered uncertainly , in the centre , whilst their more numerous attackers circled round them , smiting and thrusting but apparently making only moderate impact . |
| 23 | It seemed at first glance that Louise was wearing a turban ; she had saved her day 's ration of flour and had made a poultice of it for a boil which had erupted on her temple ; her other boils seemed to be growing slightly better . |
| 24 | ‘ In 1986 , when the International Whaling Commission banned all commercial whaling worldwide , it seemed at long last the whales were saved . |
| 25 | I always knew it probably could n't last because nothing goes on forever , but in that time , I had a great time in New York , and it seemed at one point that everyone was there when David was doing the week at the Universal Amphitheatre . |
| 26 | One is to telephone , or write to her beforehand , saying that things have been so hectic at your end recently that it seemed at one point that you might have to postpone your visit for a week or two , but that you are so keen to see her that you are absolutely determined to ‘ make it ’ somehow , even if it has to be just a ‘ flying visit ’ . |
| 27 | It seemed at one stage that the dealer was dead — even some of the larger , more old-fashioned companies announced plans to introduce a direct sales scheme at the start of 1993 , although this has yet to happen . |
| 28 | It was circling slowly and very low down , almost touching , it seemed at one point , the summit of Big Allen . |
| 29 | So nearly , it seemed at one point . |
| 30 | In any case it seemed at this point that the war might be lost , and only a month after finishing the poem he was expressing to Martin Browne grave misgivings about the worth and value of his poetic activities , which often appeared to be futile . |