Example sentences of "seems a [noun sg] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems a case of a dictator generating a sense of hysteria and national besiegement to rally people around , but the weekend 's shooting incidents pose an apparently deliberate provocation to an American presence that is firmly rooted in treaties between the Panamanian and American Governments , and they force the question of whether Noriega is bent on invalidating those treaties . |
| 2 | They may fear to extend love and acceptance to the new partner as it seems a betrayal of the absent parent . |
| 3 | It risks , however , giving the impression that what matters is not the quality of life as we each experience it in our individual consciousness , but simply what takes place in some objective world — which seems a betrayal of the whole point of utilitarianism . |
| 4 | Our service seems a kind of a meditation , |
| 5 | It could never be described as beautiful , nor lovely , nor even attractive , yet to me , it seems a metaphor of the undiscovered beauty of dead insects . |
| 6 | If the ‘ greenness ’ of going unleaded still seems a bit of a grey area , it is possible to switch to diesel without a shadow of environmental doubt . |
| 7 | ‘ Seems a bit of a waste , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ In general , I think it 's slightly unfair when you 've got someone who 's considered a virtuoso player such as Mark King — he 's obviously very talented , but his basses are so incredibly easy to play that it seems a bit of a cheat to me . |
| 9 | Anne hid her doubts and congratulated him , but later she said to Sarah , ‘ It seems a bit of a waste for John to do labouring , does n't it ? |
| 10 | This seems a bit of a strange decision . |
| 11 | He added : ‘ It seems a bit of a nonsense to struggle to provide a good service and then for compensation awarded by the Ombudsman to come out of the money provided for the work in the first place . ’ |
| 12 | I got ta make a dozen mince pies for the , she said can you make a dozen mince for the , I said no Sheila , she said pardon , I said no , I said I 'd buy twelve I will not make twelve , so after that she 's , then went round everybody could make twelve mince pies , it 's a bit of a nerve is n't it ? , seems a bit of a nerve asking us to buy the wool and make |
| 13 | And it 's after the weekend it seems a bit of a |
| 14 | ’ It all seems a bit of an anti-climax , ’ I said idly . |
| 15 | Somehow it all seems a bit of an anticlimax after the bold legends of fax 's pioneering days . |
| 16 | From Middlesex 's point of view this seems a hell of a waste . |
| 17 | it seems a hell of a lot long way to me |
| 18 | It is a gruesome and appalling thought to us ; it seems a reversal of the true principles of nature , and yet , how can it be , when it occurs as a common phenomenon ? |
| 19 | A raggedness around the edge of his thick , ginger beard seems a symptom of the nerve-fraying tension that surrounds a match of this importance . |
| 20 | But it seems a waste of the resources to er have er , ten different meetings for thirty cases we that 's , that 's my view but , I would like to see another report at the next meeting so as we can compare . |