Behind him the valley seemed to have turned into Hell.
East and west the valley seemed to stretch forever.
Since the sea flooded it, the valley seems to have been kept open by tidal action.
This little valley must've seemed like an easy mark, but within a few years, they'd learned to respect us.
An instant of silence covered the village; the whole valley seemed to hold its breath.
The valley seemed to try to hide itself, as though it didn't want company.
The entire valley below seemed to be swinging through a forty-five degree arc.
"Look at how small our valley seems from here!"
So this valley had seemed to these people to be a truly admirable place.
The valley between them seemed like a magnet to his lips, his face.