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Meanings of seem intolerably in English

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Usage of seem intolerably in English
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To Jasper Penny the occasion seemed intolerably prolonged, filled with needless detail.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
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But his uneasiness increased as time went on; the travelling seemed intolerably tardy.
A Life's Morning
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To his own speeded-up perceptive processes, the motion seemed intolerably slow.
Anything You Can Do ...
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The city seemed intolerably noisy, oppressive; the thought of the hurrying, indifferent crowds disconcerted him.
The Three Black Pennys: A Novel
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The hours seemed intolerably long to the lads, standing upright and motionless against the wall.
Jack Archer: A Tale of the Crimea
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On the contrary, the night seemed intolerably close and sultry, as though brooding a thunderstorm.
Sir John Constantine / Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abr...
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Interrupting someone whose theories seemed intolerably ludicrous, Journeyman said-
Esther Waters
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When the floor seemed intolerably hard, one of us would say aloud, "Spoon!"
Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons / A Personal Experienc...
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But to all conscious of possessing poetical temperament in company with emaciation, the explanation has seemed intolerably sordid.
The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poe...
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But quick though Pudge was, to her he seemed intolerably slow; just then E. Eliot was thinking of only one thing.
The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
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Suddenly my safe neutrals seemed intolerably dull, and I left the store with a long fuchsia pink scarf and a skip in my step.
The Irish Times
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Yet to a being whose home had circled a faint red star, the sun that blazed down from the cloudless sky seemed intolerably bright.
The Fountains of Paradise
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For two days, which seemed intolerably long to impatient Madge Morton, the four friends waited to hear their fate from Mr. and Mrs. Butler.
Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
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"This may explain why books that seem intolerably dull to the majority, delight the hearts of the few," Ernest interjected.
The House of the Vampire