Example sentences of "but it seemed [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seemed reasonably safe . |
| 2 | It was over a year ago but it seemed even longer . |
| 3 | Goodness only knew what this particular one was , toiling down towards the crack behind the sink , but it seemed profoundly satisfactory that it should have the dignity of documentation . |
| 4 | It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant . |
| 5 | She was used enough to being left behind while Gloria went off , but it seemed more dangerous to do it the other way around , for her to leave Gloria behind . |
| 6 | But it seemed more primitive , less articulate than that . |
| 7 | ‘ I knew you were n't going to believe me , but it seemed only fair that you should know why I agreed to marry you . ’ |
| 8 | But it seemed very small , much smaller and more fragile than the night before , as it swayed from side to side in the bright sunlight . |
| 9 | Yes , but it seemed so odd that the door was standing open . |
| 10 | Celia supposed that she would now have to say something about why she did n't want a child , but it seemed so difficult to put into words . |
| 11 | Auguste agreed bleakly , but it seemed so unlikely . |
| 12 | She estimated that its body was about twice the size of the shuttle , but it seemed much larger because of the mottled membranes that extended like wings on both sides of the creature , and rippled lazily as it swam through space . |
| 13 | It was less than seventy-two hours since he had heard of the finding of Riddle 's clothes , but it seemed much longer . |
| 14 | Her mother , on the other hand , had been told her address the night before — but it seemed highly unlikely that Mrs Agathangelou would have splashed out on such an opulent bouquet to welcome her daughter to London . |
| 15 | Scarlet had just thrown away a bunch of dried Proveņcal flowers which had adorned her sideboard for over a year and was already feeling slightly better : she thought that if only she could rearrange all the furniture , she might be cured , but it seemed too drastic a step to take . |
| 16 | At first he thought it was some kind of a St Christopher medal , but it seemed too thick . |