Example sentences of "it seem [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such circumstances , it seemed surprising that the Report should recommend the repeal of the Obscene Publications Act and consequent decriminalisation of all forms of publication other than those narrowly defined as causing actual harm to performers , whilst urging for films , and films alone , the continuation of an administrative system of prior restraint . |
| 2 | WATCHING the crowds in Wenceslaus Square avidly reading the notices in every shop window about the progress of the revolution , it seemed inconceivable that the hard-liners could ever return . |
| 3 | It seemed inconceivable that a mere punt trip could end in death . |
| 4 | It seemed inconceivable that any would be lost for ever . |
| 5 | If they were implicated in the cover-up it seemed inconceivable that the President had been unaware of what was going on . |
| 6 | ‘ But it seemed inconceivable that it could have been an accident . ’ |
| 7 | It seemed inconceivable that he was of the same race as the two vibrancers sitting near him ; inconceivable , too , that they shared his art . |
| 8 | The Republic had legality on its side and , at the beginning , it seemed inconceivable that the will of the majority , as expressed in the February 1936 elections , could succumb to the self-centred truculence of the minority . |
| 9 | It seemed inconceivable that the man who had teased her so unforgivably in the morning had been so filled with compassionate understanding later in the same day . |
| 10 | It seemed inconceivable that a man as fantastic as Damian Flint could find her attractive , and as she realised that that was what she truly thought of him she felt her hands move caressingly on his strong throat and her eyes move down unsteadily to study his mouth . |
| 11 | He had blushed at the thought and turned quickly away , but as time passed he found that he desperately wanted to share his secret with her ; until then he 'd always confided in her unhesitatingly and it seemed strange that something should now make him hold back . |
| 12 | At first I took them for Maria 's , though it seemed strange that she should be going down to the beach at that time . |
| 13 | It seemed strange that it should still be there , in a trunk . |
| 14 | Once they were revealed , it seemed extraordinary that either operation should have borne the stamp of the American government ; they seemed to be bad dreams . |
| 15 | As I thought about it it seemed extraordinary that any man should endure such behaviour and still wish to marry the object of his desire . |
| 16 | It seemed firm but covered with a thin layer of seawater . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it seemed reasonable that chemotherapeutic agents known to block the proliferation of cells might also be immunosuppressive . |
| 18 | Since Sotheby 's catalogue categorically stated that their version was ‘ unknown ’ to me , it seemed reasonable that my views should be made known to them . |
| 19 | ‘ What an excellent product … its first use has prevented the bank foreclosing on a client when it seemed certain that they would wind them up ’ ( HBB Group of Chartered Accountants ) |
| 20 | On 31 August 1948 it seemed certain that another glorious Hollywood career was about to be poured down the drain when Robert Mitchum was arrested for smoking marijuana . |
| 21 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 22 | It seemed certain that the dead man in the park had attacked the killer and had left his mark — many people mentioned a cut and a badly bloodstained face . |
| 23 | It seemed certain that nothing would alter the situation . |
| 24 | The operation was running smoothly as the yacht rounded the North Foreland when it seemed certain that a landing would be made somewhere in the Thames Estuary . |
| 25 | She had wondered about it briefly when it seemed certain that her mother and Michele 's father had known each other in the past . |
| 26 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 27 | McKoy , the hometown favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 28 | So all she could report was that it seemed dark and cruiser-shaped . |
| 29 | It seemed unbelievable that they would stand aside and let them leave like this . |
| 30 | They say that ‘ nothing happens to the bad ‘ uns ’ , but it seemed unbelievable that misfortune should strike Arthur yet again directly after his triumphs at the Horse of The Year Show . |