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Example sentences for "seemed quite"

  • It seemed quite an ordinary shrub to all appearance.

  • This town of Nuraquimire is within three days journey of Tatta, and to us, after coming out of the desert, seemed quite a paradise.

  • It seemed quite superfluous to insert here the Persian fac simile, being merely writing without ornament, armorial bearing, or cognizance.

  • This I noticed, by his questions, that he seemed quite ignorant of all that passed at court, insomuch that he had never heard of any English, or of me their ambassador.

  • It seemed quite a natural thing to do, because I knew he lived in this hotel, but Aunt Julia was dreadfully shocked.

  • I don't know where it was, but it seemed quite familiar in the dream.

  • On coming to the mouth of the Red Sea, we seemed quite inclosed, as the strait is very narrow, being only three miles across.

  • It seemed quite like a grim joke, but it produced a reaction that turned the tide of thoughts and brought more courage.

  • As we came over the hills we could see a village near the southern base and it seemed quite near us.

  • It seemed quite natural to me to fly past everything, and yet when Strutz has occasionally whirled us in to La Ferte to catch the express I haven't been comfortable at all.

  • About 15 or 20 men were pulling and hauling, but it seemed quite hopeless.

  • He seemed quite unable to get beyond the idea that there were no Mohammedans in the Civil Service who would benefit by the Bill, or to see that the principle of legislating in native interests was at stake.

  • Poor old man, he seemed quite dazed, for it was the first he had heard of his disgrace.

  • I warned him not to try such tricks as the compromise twice; and he seemed quite to admit that it was a shady business, and that nothing but Lord Ripon’s immense popularity pulled him through.

  • It seemed quite natural to them that Trenchard, puffing his rebellious pipe, should talk to them about Glebeshire, Polchester, Rafiel, Millie and Katherine Trenchard.

  • It seemed quite a possible thing then, he was so quiet, so motionless, scarcely breathing.

  • Trenchard sharply, and the echo of the Austrian cannon, again as it seemed quite close at hand, emphasised his words.

  • The hymns which Eva sang as we went, seemed quite in tune with everything else.

  • Carlstadt himself, they said, seemed quite convinced; and Dr.

  • When first he came to us he seemed quite well, and was full of spirits; but on the second day he complained of cold and shivering, with pain in the head, which increased towards the evening.

  • He seemed quite an affable and intelligent man.

  • On returning to the previous hot chamber it seemed quite cool by comparison, and when we emerged again into the open air, thermometer about 90° in the shade, one felt quite chilled.

  • They were mounted on fine horses with gaudy saddles, and on coming suddenly and unexpectedly upon us seemed quite upset.

  • As often happens in such cases he seemed quite unconscious of his approaching danger.

  • She was surprised to find that, so long as the others were joining in whatever was said, he seemed quite at his ease, though his colour came and went frequently.

  • He seemed quite unconscious of the tears he had shed, and too much shaken to take leave with any formality.

  • As for the big boys and girls, they also were longing to be at liberty, but the pretty teacher, Miss Marilla Hender, seemed quite as energetic as when school was begun in the morning.

  • It seemed quite a thing of the past that he should have fancied Mary Parish, and more than one whisper had been listened to that the young man was likely to have the Prince inheritance, after all.

  • Most of them were good runners, and could do well enough at the school sports; but it seemed quite a different matter to race with the tide, and much too risky a performance to be appreciated.

  • The pleasant but carefully ordered regime seemed quite to have counteracted her aunt's injudicious management, and she would have been utterly ashamed now of behaviour in which a year ago she had gloried.

  • It seemed quite comfy at first, but in a few minutes, goodness gracious, I was suffocated!

  • It seemed quite a long drive, and lunch was laid out on a trestle table in a farmhouse garden, and was a splendid repast, with hot entrées, and Lady Theodosia had some of them all.

  • Their friendship when together again was more perfect than ever, for the slight constraint that she had so often felt underneath his spoken words seemed quite gone.

  • It seemed quite a fortune to him--certainly enough to pay his way back to Venice.

  • Now as he observed her it seemed quite possible .

  • Mr. Datchery, taking off his hat to give that shock of white hair of his another shake, seemed quite resigned, and betook himself whither he had been directed.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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