Example sentences of "and it seem [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I never could decide who was right , socialists — even revolutionaries — or the arch-capitalists , and it seemed we 'd never find out in Britain because whatever way the popular vote went it never really brought any real change of direction . |
2 | ‘ They were advising me to sell , and it seemed they had a taker who was offering a very generous price . |
3 | Miss Evans had become Auntie Lou and it seemed they had known her for ever . |
4 | I was so close to these birds , they were like friends , and it seemed I had a personal responsibility towards them . |
5 | ( 28 ) I just sat there and it seemed I hardly dare breathe for a minute or two . |
6 | But still her mind looked back , of its own accord , to Lajos , the harpies of the women 's magazine , Algox , and it seemed she had always been got at , and ‘ they ’ were still getting at her . |
7 | Mrs Ross ’ s condition had deteriorated ; she had fallen out of bed and it seemed she might have suffered a further stroke . |
8 | It struck her — thinking of Marie Moon and Audrey Covington-Pym — that if she was going to sell herself , and it seemed she was , then it would be as well not to come too cheap . |
9 | If the gorgeous actress really had set her sights on Dane , and it seemed she had , he probably would n't even want to resist . |
10 | Carrie floundered excitedly through the snow to greet him and it seemed she was about to throw her arms about him . |
11 | But Garvey had his back to Izzie and it seemed she might escape unseen , as she set one foot on the bottom rung of the ladder to Heaven . |
12 | Unfortunately , she had never managed to develop a hide quite tough enough for his barbs to bounce off , and it seemed she never would . |
13 | Since then he had tried to stay away from her , and it seemed she was doing the same , which did nothing to cool his interest . |
14 | As a Governor he was expected to be continually generous , and it seemed he was always having to spend more money than he could afford . |
15 | Her father was a dealer in second-hand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it . |
16 | Charles feared for the unity of his dominions under the threat of Protestantism , and it seemed he might call a national synod in Germany which would not only undermine the authority of the papacy , but in the interests of political unity approve theological positions Rome could never accept . |
17 | And it seemed he was intent on driving her crazy . |
18 | After a while Marcus came to his window and it seemed he stared straight into my eyes . |
19 | He had aimed to hook the grapnel round the massive chimney stack at the crown of the gable and it seemed he had succeeded , for the rope went taut as he pulled down on it . |
20 | They look past you as you speak and it seems they see |
21 | And it worried me to that extent that I almost went without your okay and rang up Terry and said , please fix those blinds , because we have got blinds which cost almost two hundred pounds or something and or a hundred and nineteen pounds , and it seems they ca n't fix them . |
22 | Researchers have been observing their habits , and it seems they 're thriving in the countryside . |
23 | That 's time enough for the wicked work , if they knew where to find him , and it seems they did . |
24 | Cosmetic companies are always seeking new ways to solve our problems , and it seems we 're always willing to hand over our money in the hope that these products and their magic ingredients will do the trick . |
25 | Then stone me , we opened the NME the next week and it seems we 'd ‘ interviewed ’ the Happy Mondays . |
26 | He has done well for himself Elsie and it seems he does not drink any more . |
27 | Thomas was a younger son and it seems he had no interest in the business ; he went to university and became a teacher . |
28 | However solvent you are , the eclipse on the 9th looks set to change the status-quo and it seems you have run out of road on one source of income or investment . |
29 | To make sure of the facts I went back to a 1985 Wireless World ( May & June ) series to read up and it seems you are completely correct . |
30 | You 'd be on the line for a certain amount of publicity , but I 've been looking at today 's papers and it seems you 've already had a taste of what the Press can be like … ’ |