Example sentences of "so it seem [adj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I have an appointment with Dr Dingle at 5 o'clock , so it seemed pointless going back to the Oxfordshire cottage last night .
2 ‘ I do n't want your sister running after Garry — she does n't appear to have much money , so it seemed best to keep her under my eye . ’
3 There were no warnings of Fun Runs , protest marches , street carnivals or charity pram races , so it seemed safe to cut through the City and head for Kent direct , rather than heading east and using the Dartford Tunnel .
4 Creggan hesitated to tell her but she seemed different from other vagrants he had met and in the last few days a trust had developed between them , so it seemed natural to say .
5 One student had some ebony so it seemed natural to try a set of bagpipes .
6 When I bought him he had been ridden in an ordinary jointed snaffle , so it seemed sensible to stick to the mouthpiece with which he was familiar .
7 The two machines most affected by this issue are the PC and Macintosh so it seems appropriate to examine the pros and cons in some detail .
8 Similarly the priest acts as a ‘ representative ’ to God on our behalf as human beings rather than as women or men specifically ; so it seems appropriate to have both women and men performing this representative role .
9 Jean or Jeannie Symonds was still working in Skinners in 1913 , left the trade for a few years but was readmitted in 1927 , so it seems safe to assume that she spent much of her working life in the printing trade and did not marry .
10 ‘ Money has been offered and a very large amount , so it seems best to accept the assignment thankfully .
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