Example sentences of "[conj] it seemed that " in BNC.
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| 31 | If there were space travellers on this planet , and it seemed that there were , their forward flight through the wastes took on a more logical purpose than the pursuance of a prophecy from a discod sleeve . |
| 32 | But outside the house on this Sunday morning the usual gossip was forgotten , for Max Klein 's new motor-car was parked at the Rabbi 's front door and it seemed that half the community had gathered to wonder at it . |
| 33 | One person spent illicit hours at Saatchi 's designing our logo ; WTN allowed a lot of things to go through the system — printing , photocopying , artwork ; Gina got the entire staff of her office converted to the cause within weeks and it seemed that everyone else had done the same : soon members ' colleagues , friends and relatives were all helping out . |
| 34 | The smaller man was retreating and it seemed that his guard was weakening . |
| 35 | All the villagers had an increasing tendency to address Lydia , if they had to address her at all , in the third person through the medium of Betty and it seemed that Elizabeth too had caught the habit . |
| 36 | I have a twin brother and it seemed that he was allowed to do all the things I was n't . |
| 37 | And it seemed that Mr Heathcliff hardly ever received guests . |
| 38 | As her father had so often complained , to engage with this task was to enter a labyrinth , and it seemed that whichever way she turned she came to this impasse . |
| 39 | And it seemed that I 'd be standing in the way of your freedom and your opportunities . |
| 40 | The bed faced the window that looked out over miles of countryside and it seemed that everything in the room was white , from the white , frilled curtains to the dainty white duvet cover and pillow case all edged with broderie anglaise . |
| 41 | He tried whether he had a voice in the dream , and it seemed that he had , though a curiously meagre one , for she leaned still closer to hear what he wanted , inclining her earnest head to bring a small , close-set ear almost within touch of his lips . |
| 42 | Interviews with other staff reinforced this impression and it seemed that in many departments the self-appraisal did not receive much considered attention . |
| 43 | When he came back he had their passports and documents in his hand and it seemed that he could not get rid of them quickly enough . |
| 44 | And it seemed that he was . |
| 45 | Within days I had changed my mind and it seemed that the only sensible form of transport would be a Sherman tank . |
| 46 | The piano and violin set off with the air of those ready to bask in the music 's warmth , and it seemed that , for once , this awkward , unbalanced work — for it is unsatisfactory , not just in its instrumentation , but in its musical make-up — might be entirely convincing . |
| 47 | He said he was sorry for not visiting more often , sorry for not being there , for not , for not , for not , these omissions of his , these confessions , they rose into his closed mouth until it seemed that he might choke , they were jumbled up , dislocated , like old bones in a crypt , but he knew they fitted together , he knew they would form a skeleton where he could hang the flesh and muscle of his guilt . |
| 48 | But it seemed that he had sparked something off . |
| 49 | ‘ I 'm sorry to hear that , ’ the young man could not be sure , but it seemed that the child 's eyes were glittering with unshed tears . |
| 50 | But it seemed that the Parents ' Association thought fifty pounds a week for merely one phase of the competition excessive . |
| 51 | ‘ This was the time when the group should have started to become a real group , but it seemed that everybody had an opinion on how the record should sound and we ended up becoming less of a group . |
| 52 | But it seemed that the longed-for reunion with his family was not to take place . |
| 53 | But it seemed that only the one sentence had impinged on the queen-dowager 's consciousness . |
| 54 | Once or twice she re-issued her invitation to the Carrows to visit them at Four Winds , but it seemed that there were always perfectly valid reasons why they could not accept . |
| 55 | But it seemed that I was really ‘ into ’ funerals in a big way . |
| 56 | Whether he was around that night or not we 'll never know , but it seemed that everything that could go amiss , did . |
| 57 | She taught geography , but it seemed that there was only one country in the world and that was Ireland . |
| 58 | But it seemed that Sister Benedicta must sin a lot because she always seemed to get the dirty jobs . |
| 59 | Now as England players we were not allowed to give interviews during a game , but it seemed that all the Aussie players had their own programmes . |
| 60 | The situation was only just controllable , but it seemed that we might get to bed before midnight without being beaten up . |