Example sentences of "seem [adj] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I appreciate the arguments that go on nowadays , but let us not forget that the old crossings were not suitable for the disabled , which is why , in the case to which I am referring , it seemed unnecessary for the authority to insist on a ramp being built . |
| 2 | Mr Lamont seemed half-hearted about the measures which he introduced . |
| 3 | She had done everything that seemed right in the circumstances . |
| 4 | Yes Norman Lamont you 're right erm even the demise was suggested that the square sausage , which seemed possible on the basis of the conversion of metric tables and if you do n't know what the square sausage is , the G M B Scotland delegates will only be too happy er to give you the answer . |
| 5 | ‘ It seemed odd at the time , ’ the youth went on , unconscious of his sudden undesirability . |
| 6 | Not for the last time during the long process of negotiation with the GPRA , de Gaulle himself seemed depressed by the impasse . |
| 7 | Linford seemed assured of the silver medal , which would be England 's first at 100 metres since 1938 . |
| 8 | He seemed oblivious of the stares of the whole town . |
| 9 | She seemed oblivious of the echo this might find in her own daughter 's life . |
| 10 | The Manchu was eating with economy , and seemed oblivious to the strangeness of his surroundings , but Alexei was sitting frozen , unable to conceal his disbelief as he watched a Yek officer impaling his meat with claws which were easily three centimetres long . |
| 11 | On the one hand , it seemed clear from the studies in five authorities that the Act 's emphasis on partnership was recognised and in general accepted . |
| 12 | Neither of us had been prepared for this sudden release of feeling ; Edward seemed embarrassed by the confession , I embarrassed by his embarrassment , and regretting my earlier ungenerous thoughts … |
| 13 | He examined the rack of mouldings used for making frames and seemed interested in the machine for mitreing the angles . |
| 14 | Charles worried about the effect it was having on her ; and grew angry and frustrated on his own behalf , that no one seemed interested in the ills of the world . |
| 15 | On the platform the thick , sour air seemed fresh after the atmosphere inside the car . |
| 16 | The compound seemed deserted without the women and children . |
| 17 | Nigel seemed willing on the surface to receive this . |
| 18 | It is simply that a feature , which seemed prominent in the stereotype , may appear insignificant in the performance , and vice versa . |
| 19 | Allied commanders seemed delighted at the outcome . |
| 20 | The sea shimmering and heaving beneath the brisk breeze seemed ignorant of the loss in her life . |
| 21 | The chances of recruiting enough regulars seemed slender in the conditions of overfull employment prevailing in Britain in the 1950s . |
| 22 | Elements of both the Jordanian government and the PLO seemed undismayed by the expulsion or detention of leftist or independently-minded members of the NGC . |
| 23 | It seemed impossible to reconcile the ideal of the simple monastic life with a great religious order , just as it seemed impossible for the papacy to exercise leadership without becoming an autocratic bureaucracy . |
| 24 | If the tests were truly designed for the control of ‘ anti-social influences in the arts ’ , as the Report said , then how could the law seem other than misconceived when a decade or more of legal scrutiny and barristers ' banter had been publicly squandered on the anti-social potential of pubic hair , the peculiar dangers of which seemed clearer to the police than to juries . |
| 25 | Apart from a look of mild surprise , the Rector seemed unaware of the toy being pulled roughly from under him . |
| 26 | But he seemed unaware of the darkness at the back of everything . |
| 27 | He seemed unaware of the noise Damian was making . |
| 28 | In the darkened carriages most commuters , snatching another hour 's sleep before dawn or reading newspapers , seemed unaware of the anniversary . |
| 29 | Nicolo was the only one who seemed unaware of the girl 's fawning admiration , which was too bad , Caroline thought grimly . |
| 30 | There were other confusions — he was vain , she could smile at that , and yet many times he seemed unaware of the effect his strong presence could have on others . |