Infinitive complement

• think: At first it was strange to think of my dad having epilepsy.

• hear: It's strange then to hear her talk about her husband's chronic alcoholism.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: We found the name ' Wapping ' by the pond rather strange.

• somewhat: All somewhat strange when you consider this is the earlier made of the two films.

• very: The old man then did a very strange thing.

• slightly: Due to the checkout system, a charge of 42 pence postage will be made - hence the slightly strange prices!

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• seem: Perhaps with these additions it would be too much to manage, still it does seem a bit strange.

• notice: Others just try to keep out of sight and hope no-one will notice anything strange How are you doing?

Modifies a noun

• coincidence: By a strange coincidence, the GLA seems to be involved in all these tasks.

• creature: The Blue Planet takes a journey in to the abyss where there are strange creatures straight out of Alien.

• attractor: These include strange attractors, fractals, and genetic algorithms.

• happening: Many strange happenings have been witnessed in recent years.

• noise: The Lady Awoken by strange noises, he saw Isabel being helped down a rope ladder, by a figure in Highland costume.

• phenomenon: In the early 1980s, US doctors began to notice a strange phenomenon.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Having TV cameras right next to us seemed quite strange!

• appear: So difference is foreshortened by rapid communication, and the world appears less strange.

• feel: I've been feeling really strange about the whole thing anyway.

• sound: This sounds very strange to me, why would a drink with 5 % alcohol need preservatives?

• look: The grocer's shop would look strange to people who are used to shopping today.

• smell: The corridor smelled strange, it was the stench of the charnel house combined with the tang of powerful magic.