Example sentences of "it seem [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed about par for the course , so I applied , was interviewed and then offered the job , all in reasonably quick time . |
| 2 | It seemed on this occasion she had met her match . |
| 3 | With the scum being really lucky getting a draw from a good Norwich side , it seemed on the radio at least that Norwich had at least one decent penalty decision turned down from a spineless and gutless referee . |
| 4 | But someone had built on a large extension to the rear and this housed the kitchen , which as Meredith was to discover , was large , modern and furbished it seemed with every kind of modern gadget . |
| 5 | It seemed to me a duty to pay homage to those Jews who , in desperate conditions , had found the courage and the skill to resist . |
| 6 | A S. I remember when I was working as a dogsbody in the 59 Theatre Company in Manchester a group of Central School students came to be the spirits in a production of The Tempest and these were Pisk trained and had , it seemed to me then , a marvellous range of body language . |
| 7 | At first Sergeant Bramble thought it was one of the latest Atco motor-mowers but it seemed to be coming from above them . |
| 8 | The Commissioner states in his report : ‘ Because it seemed to me that the Minister 's letter implied that the NHS had an absolute duty to provide care for the complainant 's father once it became clear that he could no longer meet the nursing home fees , I asked the DoH for clarification of the legal position and invited their general views . ’ |
| 9 | Rumours of transatlantic bids persistently hover over Burmah but it seemed to be the suspected presence of SHV , the big Dutch group , that fuelled the price . |
| 10 | ‘ It seemed to be a credible account , ’ Mr Callan said . |
| 11 | It seemed to be genuine . |
| 12 | ‘ It seemed to me necessary to bring the testimony of our solidarity for the courage and determination of Colombia to fight a danger that extends beyond the borders of this country , ’ Mr Mitterrand told President Virgilio Barco . |
| 13 | A guide to the collection , it seemed to many to underline , too , the extent to which the Saatchis had superseded the Tate Gallery as the most adventurous and successful purchasers of modern art in this country . |
| 14 | There is some corroboration for our conclusion in previous research , however : at the 1983 election Gunter , Svennevig and Wober ( 1986 , p. 119 ) found that ‘ whilst television clearly emerged from among various sources of information about politics as the major source , it seemed to be relatively less important in the decision-making process of which way to vote ’ . |
| 15 | It seemed to be in permanent decline , possibly for some of the same reasons as the Liberals after 1918 . |
| 16 | As in the autumn of 1981 , it seemed to be losing its way , with doubts over government support for British Leyland , ministers attacked over repeated strikes by secondary school teachers , and criticisms also over Britain 's support for President Reagan at the time of bombing raids on Libya . |
| 17 | The Land Campaign , or so it seemed to the Conservatives , threatened to wipe out those gains at a time when the party showed no signs of an electoral recovery elsewhere . |
| 18 | It seemed to Pearce that the best way to gain his goal was to go into the Civil Service , which was the career that most of the more successful pupils from his school tended ti follow . |
| 19 | When I took on the marine operations every ship had a fiftyfour man crew and it seemed to me that this was inefficient , so I did a trip on a ship and I came back quite convinced you could actually run a ship with twenty-one men . |
| 20 | It seemed to Marx that nothing could be more different than kinship relations and relations in the labour market . |
| 21 | On its roof there were four sledges — three ordinary ones for the three of us , and a monster for Odd-Knut , built , it seemed to us , to carry everything including the proverbial . |
| 22 | It seemed to be a very important project but the Area Health Authority felt it would be ‘ unethical ’ . |
| 23 | It seemed to be a sign of status . |
| 24 | In spite of what the doctors said , it seemed to him probable that the accident had irremediably damaged her brain . |
| 25 | There were so many of them about , and it seemed to him they caused as much trouble to a policeman as burglars . |
| 26 | It seemed to him that the essential Eileen had already receded from her eyes . |
| 27 | When he turned to look , it seemed to him that the hospital was moving away from him like a phantom ship , butting through the September mists . |
| 28 | It seemed to him that he had intercepted some secret communication between them . |
| 29 | It seemed to be saying : ‘ You and who else ? ’ , or ‘ Do you think that you 're really big enough ? . ’ |
| 30 | It seemed to him that it was all up with the Church of England ’ . |