Example sentences of "seemed a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed a useful line to follow . |
| 2 | She had so much wanted to be fancied , it seemed a cruel blow to think that if it ever happened it might only be by someone as awful as Sean Walsh . |
| 3 | It seemed a poor thing to have descended to . |
| 4 | It seemed a perfect opportunity to satisfy the twin hungers of record company and fans alike . |
| 5 | If , as Shiva Naipaul commented , ‘ All travel is a form of extinction , ’ then Peru seemed a perfect place to experience it . |
| 6 | Simon said : ‘ We knew that the group needed cash and this seemed a challenging way to raise it . ’ |
| 7 | It seemed a mean act to open her wardrobe , but he could n't resist it . |
| 8 | But on the way home , the prospect of a day or so out of sight seemed a prudent thing to consider . |
| 9 | To Robyn , it seemed a providential opportunity to make another — this time decisive — break with Charles . |
| 10 | It seemed a good idea to see what it was she was defending with such tenacity . |
| 11 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It seemed a good idea to pin her thoughts elsewhere . |
| 14 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |
| 15 | It 's my job to keep a check on the stock and it seemed a good chance to get something done … ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It seemed a good time to make my excuses and leave , and I did both . ’ |
| 21 | Wattana had beaten Parrott in four major events this season and he seemed a good bet to improve this record when he established a 2–0 lead . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | This seemed a reasonable system to consider , as , although it was unlikely that a perfect balance between costs and income could ever be achieved , it provided a target to aim for , or a shared value for all staff engaged on activities concerned with cost control and income generation , regardless of their departmental position . |
| 24 | The railway made it worth while for Gustave : he could get to Mantes and back without too much trouble ; and Louise 's complaints perhaps seemed a reasonable price to pay for such accessible pleasure . |
| 25 | In view of this , it seemed a reasonable solution to ask my father to bring his great experience and distinction to Darlington Hall . |
| 26 | At the end of the pitch I ran out of strength and quick draws at the same time , and this seemed a legitimate excuse to frig about , rest and admire the superb view from my vantage point high on the mountain . |
| 27 | This occurred at a time when the Government support in the opinion polls was at one of its lowest ebbs and seemed a desperate attempt to create an atmosphere in which opposition to the Poll Tax became synonymous with criminality . |
| 28 | Unionist reactions to these proposals , published and embodied in the Representation of the People Bill early in 1917 , were very hostile indeed ; it seemed a reckless step to give the biggest ever increase in the franchise in the midst of a major war , to throw away some of the plural votes on which the party had relied , and to receive in return a redistribution that could bring almost anything . |
| 29 | A reversion to older morality and convention seemed a safer course to adopt , and one that was not necessarily incompatible with the pursuit of political , legal and economic activities along Western lines . |
| 30 | The art school , which has impressive physical spaces and is really where ‘ artists are made ’ , seemed a natural environment to hold such an exhibition . |