Example sentences of "it seemed [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That 's why it seemed no bad idea for somebody to know where I was yesterday afternoon . ’
2 Never mind , it seemed a good story at the time .
3 And it seemed a good laugh .
4 It seemed a good choice — they 've got your sparkle . ’
5 You ca n't insure cash , as you know , but who cares , and it seemed a good present .
6 It 's my job to keep a check on the stock and it seemed a good chance to get something done … ’
7 It seemed a good idea .
8 I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes .
9 God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time .
10 It seemed a good idea at the time . ’
11 It seemed a good idea to see what it was she was defending with such tenacity .
12 Wainfleet said : ‘ I told you , it seemed a good idea at the time .
13 In fact , there was no chance of losing her job , but sooner or later she would have to go and it seemed a good idea to lay down a time now .
14 How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea .
15 It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’
16 It seemed a good idea at the time , and it was agreed that all the shareholders would get an instrument of any description .
17 With difficulty , though , she hid her ire — and it seemed a good idea then to reply to this high and mighty man with what he all too clearly wanted to hear .
18 It seemed a good idea , but Sophie hesitated .
19 It seemed a good idea to pin her thoughts elsewhere .
20 I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’
21 Yes that you said it er Pat thought it seemed a good thing , the way you were saying it
22 The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with .
23 It seemed a good omen for the stay in Bath .
24 It seemed a good place to defend ourselves against Silver and his men , because we were sure they would kill us when they returned to the ship .
25 I pulled in there as it seemed a good place to get Armstrong off the road and it was only then I saw that it was in fact an unmade road curving away round the back of the hill .
26 It seemed a good time to make my excuses and leave , and I did both . ’
27 To Robyn , it seemed a providential opportunity to make another — this time decisive — break with Charles .
28 It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw .
29 Anyway , when Alan suggested that he should set up in practice here it seemed a splendid idea . ’
30 It seemed a comforting sound now , as if the mountain had grown friendly towards her .
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