Example sentences of "it [adv] seemed to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the cognoscenti had recognised why he was wearing the deaf-aid , but for the majority , it just seemed to be part of the character , justified by a couple of new lines . |
| 2 | It somehow seemed to be a cutting-off point , as if they were about to be flown away from any contact with civilisation . |
| 3 | Although Piers Place was the most beautiful house I had owned or ever would own , it always seemed to be in need of structural repairs , there was a large attic floor which we did n't need ourselves and yet were disinclined to furnish for renting out , and the traffic on the main road outside seemed to increase with every year . |
| 4 | To H. C. Wyld , for example — surely the best historian of English — it probably seemed to be common sense to believe that RP was the most important accent of Modern English , and that a historical account of English pronunciation should therefore be , in effect , a history of RP . |
| 5 | Indeed , it now seemed to be the case that men did not marry women unless they had had sexual relations with them beforehand . |
| 6 | It now seemed to be the time to put the plan into action ; the frustration and anger following Auque 's and Normandin 's release was the final shove I needed . |
| 7 | ‘ There were times when it certainly seemed to be more important than our marriage . ’ |
| 8 | devoted to the question of of of road transport and its limitations and erm er although again I mean there was no particular mention to any party other than the Government , erm it it certainly seemed to be taking a very critical view of of road transport and it does seem to be spreading now . |
| 9 | And it certainly seemed to be working . |
| 10 | ‘ They all knew I was pregnant , but it never seemed to be something they took into consideration , ’ Lynda Coral recalls . |
| 11 | I came up here thinking I would ; I assumed I 'd need to offload on somebody , but somehow it never seemed to be the right time to introduce the subject . |