Example sentences of "[noun sg] was that [pron] seemed " in BNC.
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| 1 | All he did know at this moment was that it seemed a shame a girl such as Maggie here , with brains , because she was no fool , and a talent such as she had , should be encased in a body that held no appeal . |
| 2 | The important point was that there seemed to be no way of determinately reversing this higher-to-lower translation unless the target high-level language was already known . |
| 3 | ‘ Edwin was always a joker but the point was that he seemed to undervalue his own work and to think less of my judgement because I did not . |
| 4 | The chief reason I 'd always been against abortion was that it seemed like tearing up a bill instead of paying it . |
| 5 | The trouble was that it seemed almost unfair to Donald not to have another go . |
| 6 | The trouble was that it seemed as likely as a lion apologising to a gazelle . |
| 7 | The other side of your comment was that you seemed to like these certain basic typefaces . |
| 8 | Her safety-valve , the thing that prevented her from going round the bend , was the fun of devising and dishing out these splendid punishments , and the lovely thing was that they seemed to work , at any rate for short periods . |
| 9 | The irritating thing was that he seemed to be unaware of the beneficial effects of AZT , or the creative potential of AIDS sufferers . |
| 10 | ‘ The oddest thing was that he seemed to have no interest in Mandela at all . |
| 11 | The reality was that he seemed to have been forgotten and nothing was going to serve as a reminder unless the kidnappers broke their silence . |
| 12 | The importance of Irwin 's triumph was that it seemed both classical and prototypical — an exemplification of triumphs past and a portent of triumphs to come . |
| 13 | The main problem was that everyone seemed to assume that Gouzenko was an expert on every facet of Russian intelligence operations . |
| 14 | Film was nothing in itself but what had confirmed its worthlessness was that it seemed the exclusive property of a class of showmen who were direct descendants of the old fairground showmen . |
| 15 | Gooch recalled playing against Waqar at Chelmsford : ‘ The first impression was that he seemed to have a very long run-up but he is obviously a very fine fast bowler with the ability to swing , particularly the old ball . ’ |
| 16 | One of the reasons for using a recognition task was that it seemed less likely than the first study which used a recall test to be biased by the fact that subjects were aware that the study was concerned with risk . |