Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun] [vb past] it seem " in BNC.
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1 | The repetitive , uniform appearance of the soldier-like trees made it seem as if the car was scarcely moving , and their silent , gloomy shade gradually eased the tension created inside the Citron by the earlier near-accident . |
2 | So , although the events leading up to the Civil War made it seem desirable to Hobbes to write De Cive before the completion of De Homine , his finding this possible was not inconsistent with his conception of a three-part ordered system of Elements of Philosophy . |
3 | The severe straits in which the Treasury found itself after the Crimean War made it seem quite impractical to seek a solution which involved increasing the duties of officialdom . |
4 | But on the contrary Willie made it seem a prop of the work , like ripe thighs in a chorus girl or the swivel eye of Ben Turpin . |
5 | The living-room was no more than fifteen feet square ; but pale colours and a huge window made it seem larger . |