Example sentences of "[noun pl] and it seemed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her father was a dealer in second-hand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it . |
| 2 | Then she had the severest strain put on the control of her newly awakened ear-boxing predilection when his mouth twitched at the corners and it seemed , for a moment , that her sarcasm had amused him . |
| 3 | There was a large pool of unemployed in those days and it seemed to us that no sooner were you in than they were trying to get you off the job . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was only when I was almost in despair that I recalled having seen a letter written by a knitter from overseas , about an easy way to make cables and it seemed a pleasant way to take a break by referring back a few months until I found the letter from — you 've guessed it — June Shaw . |
| 6 | The failure to resolve Germany 's future added to Europe 's economic problems and it seemed that Communists in France and Italy might exploit the consequent social discontent in order to seize power . |
| 7 | After a long hot journey we had not paid much attention to our surroundings and it seemed unbelievable to be in Germany at last . |
| 8 | Many of the Moslem kings now came forward with tributes and it seemed , briefly , that most of Moorish Spain was about to fall to the Christians . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Hodge and Parker commanded the midfield , Crosby and Rice , strongly supported by Laws and Pearce , drove forward on the flanks and it seemed only a matter of time before the right sort of cross reached Chapman or Clough . |
| 11 | Despite the market uncertainties and many other problems there were a number who had made great strides and it seemed that many would succeed . |
| 12 | Then I heard about the idea of a set of stamps and it seemed this was a way to recognise his work . |
| 13 | We were n't clad in PT kit but in woollen pullovers and regulation slacks and it seemed unlikely that anything violent was imminent . |