Example sentences of "[conj] it seemed [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nutty switched her attention once more to the deep end , where it seemed that Nails was giving Jazz a compulsory lesson in turns . |
| 2 | Where it seemed that this would cause injustice , equity stepped in with the doctrine of " part performance " : if the contract were partly performed , equity would not allow a statute to be used " as an engine of fraud " . |
| 3 | The sea roared like a pride of hungry lions , thudding against the side of the ship like a thousand battering-rams , so that it seemed that at any moment it must break through and drown them all . |
| 4 | She wondered what her father and brothers were doing at that moment , and pictured Niall and Roger riding in through the castle gate with more stories of escapades , cattle raids , skirmishes , pranks and hunting expeditions ; and so vividly could she imagine them that it seemed that she actually heard their voices , saw their red-cheeked smiles , and smelt the leather of their boots and the steam from their bodies when they came into the big kitchen at the end of a day . |
| 5 | Robin-Anne had her mother 's fair hair , so fair that it looked bleached , and she had her mother 's delicate good looks etched on to a face so pale that it seemed as though her skin must burn if it was exposed to anything more powerful than a light bulb . |
| 6 | The sun was shining , the water a deep indigo-blue and the air so crystal clear that it seemed as though I could stretch out my hand and touch the gleaming white of Sarmiento far to the south-east in Tierra del Fuego . |
| 7 | As the storm had increased in strength , so it seemed that the enthusiasm of the pressmen on the ‘ public 's right to know ’ , coupled with the fact that the pubs were still open in town , had served to weaken their resolve somewhat . |
| 8 | But as she thought of her Moondream mask , so it seemed that the elms were creeping in to crush no one but her . |
| 9 | They had evolved once , so it seemed that it must be possible to evolve them again . |
| 10 | In my hanging position I contorted to watch him , so it seemed like he was tackling a serious overhang . |
| 11 | Again , however , once it seemed that the EDC had the support of the Six , Britain was willing to accept it and work with it . |
| 12 | I looked around , and it seemed that everyone was looking at Kezia . |
| 13 | The burden inevitably fell mainly on the mothers and it seemed that their loneliness could at least be lessened if they had a regular opportunity to share their experiences . |
| 14 | And it seemed that within three months of going to see her , the bingeing and fasting , and endless weighing myself and despairing at my size , had stopped . |
| 15 | I thought of Angela Brickell 's death and of the attacks on Harry and me and it seemed that all three had had one purpose , which was to keep things as they were . |
| 16 | Despite the market uncertainties and many other problems there were a number who had made great strides and it seemed that many would succeed . |
| 17 | The old Theatre Royal in Dunlop Street soon followed , and it seemed that a new age had been ushered in as the gas light glinted on the crystal chandeliers and the illuminati of Glasgow clustered like moths about a bundle of bunsen-burners . |
| 18 | I took 2 days off work before my baby was born , and on the third day my life suddenly changed and it seemed that all of my well laid plans would go to waste . |
| 19 | When I joined the NCT , like most members , I did so because I wanted the best antenatal classes possible and it seemed that I would have the chance to meet new mothers and make new friends after the birth too . |
| 20 | He did not attempt the removal of the pyjama jacket , but suddenly stood up and began to pull the red trousers down and get them off ; and it seemed that Patrick , shifting very slightly , assisted the operation , his eyes now moving in awareness of what Marcus was doing . |
| 21 | The SAVE office was flooded with inquiries and orders , and it seemed that every village post office wanted to stock it . |
| 22 | Just as Frederick was gaining increasing power in Italy , and it seemed that the Holy See would become isolated from general support , Lucius died in November of 1185 and the new Pope Urban III , was one of Barbarossa 's fiercest opponents . |
| 23 | Knee and hip joints were creaking and it seemed that the prophecy made by doctors forty years before , that one day my legs and hips — the war left me with a short , stiff left leg — would really begin to seize up , was about to come true . |
| 24 | Suddenly , sleazy accounts of the murders appeared in book form , Manson 's image was plastered on the covers of such respected magazines as Life and Rolling Stone , Manson T-shirts , bumper stickers and recordings of his songs were available everywhere , and it seemed that the bizarre element of the Family 's life and crimes had captured the imagination of both freaks and straight society . |
| 25 | They were turned down by the Minister of Traffic and Waterways , Mrs Maij-Weggen , and it seemed that the idea , which was abandoned . |
| 26 | They fought for an hour and it seemed that neither would have the mastery . |
| 27 | In 1331 he went to Amiens to do liege homage to Philip for Gascony , and it seemed that he had tacitly abandoned his claim . |
| 28 | This now returned and it seemed that her meeting with Tom and Peter had been like a dream from which she was waking up to reality . |
| 29 | Robert himself disappeared , and it seemed that Scottish attempts at independence had yet again been humbled . |
| 30 | She had known why Mr Evans had sent Hepzibah biscuits ; had known that he wanted her to spy , to keep her eyes open , and it seemed that without meaning to she had been doing just that ! |