Example sentences of "but it seem " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first Sergeant Bramble thought it was one of the latest Atco motor-mowers but it seemed to be coming from above them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was only a few miles away but it seemed unimaginably distant . |
| 4 | Iraq accepted the proposal , but it seemed to evaporate , ostensibly because of an argument about dates . |
| 5 | He knew that he had been brought down specially to hear that , but it seemed to have nothing to do with him . |
| 6 | But it seemed that he had sparked something off . |
| 7 | She was used enough to being left behind while Gloria went off , but it seemed more dangerous to do it the other way around , for her to leave Gloria behind . |
| 8 | Charity had never felt a true patriot whichever way she might analyse the term , but it seemed to matter that Britain now lay defenceless in the path of a monstrous hybrid composed of two powerful ideologies . |
| 9 | But it seemed , sir , when first I talked to Mrs Browning , before ever I mentioned my plan , or else I would not have mentioned it , it seemed Ferdinando was to go , that there was no choice , that he was nigh essential to your comfort , and then , having spoken out , to find he was not and therefore he would not go and my plan was to come to nothing — it is hard to understand , sir . ’ |
| 10 | But it seemed Mrs Eckley had no intention of allowing her to take her leave yet . |
| 11 | He could n't have been unconscious for long , looking back , but it seemed an eternity at the time . |
| 12 | Whenever Roydale put his nose in front , Fringe found a bit extra , but it seemed there was n't much between them , and with the end of the wood chippings in sight the contest was still undecided . |
| 13 | ‘ He was almost certainly lying , ’ Sergei said , ‘ but it seemed worth a try . ’ |
| 14 | It ill becomes a foreigner to look in and pontificate on a short visit but it seemed to me that Australia as a rich country had given them only material goods , which merely sapped their self-sufficiency and their self-respect . |
| 15 | Surprisingly little drink was enough to intoxicate him but it seemed as if the wine released the power in him . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | But it seemed that the Parents ' Association thought fifty pounds a week for merely one phase of the competition excessive . |
| 18 | If she could have walked it in five minutes , then the cab should have done it in less , but it seemed a long five minutes before it stopped again and the cab driver opened the door , saying , ‘ Here we are then , lass . ’ |
| 19 | but it seemed like hours . |
| 20 | But it seemed to me that I had not properly answered his question and that he was really voicing the unthinking complaint of the people who lived in the little houses all over the world . |
| 21 | I wonder why things always happened on a Monday , but it seemed to be the case . |
| 22 | The more of these properties a dummy possessed the more strongly it was mobbed , but it seemed to make little difference whether the object was a stuffed owl with real plumage or an owl-shaped piece of painted wood . |
| 23 | We were in there for eight or nine hours but it seemed like days . |
| 24 | We attempted to have the case tried in a Crown Court with a judge and jury but it seemed apparent to us , at our first appearance at the Magistrates Court , that every attempt was made , including the dropping of a crucial charge , to keep the case at that level . |
| 25 | Bri looked puzzled , but it seemed like a summons . |
| 26 | There was nothing else to cause alarm but it seemed to him that every now and then the dark object from which the movement came itself heaved a little , grew larger , and then fell back . |
| 27 | But it seemed very small , much smaller and more fragile than the night before , as it swayed from side to side in the bright sunlight . |
| 28 | But it seemed the doctor could persuade Sarah to do anything , for it did n't take much argument to convince her that it was wrong to be ungracious . |
| 29 | She picked the papers up hurriedly and put them back before anyone should see , but it seemed Mr Bradford , who was a powerful man at the Doctors ' Commons , had complained that they were out of order . |
| 30 | It was just possible that the painkillers she had taken for her shoulder had reacted with the alcohol , but it seemed unlikely . |