Example sentences of "[noun] think [pers pn] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Howes thought it a prescient occasion . |
| 2 | Anabelle thought it a splendid treat , and drank it down at once . |
| 3 | Nails thought it a good idea . |
| 4 | That Emilia thought her a mere child revealed how little she understood ; but then Louisa herself had only limited comprehension of what remained dark and unspoken in this woman who studied her , almost coldly , summoning resolve . |
| 5 | Stephen thought it a curious place to leave one 's car , blocking , or partly blocking , the northbound roadway , while taking it a farther ten yards on would have enabled its driver to pull in onto the bridlepath that traversed the Vale as far as the Reeve 's way . |
| 6 | Colt thought it a serious mistake by his target to have gone in person to the Syrian Embassy . |
| 7 | A petition can not be heard until at least fourteen days have elapsed since the petition was served on the debtor and the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement ( r 6.18(1) ) unless it appears that the debtor has absconded or the court thinks it a proper case for an expedited hearing , or the debtor consents ( r 6.18(2) ) . |
| 8 | She hesitated to call it a party , but the hostess thought it a good opporotunity to invite round like-minded friends . |
| 9 | The party 's political managers thought it a ruinous ploy in election year . |
| 10 | Simon Draper thought it a bad idea , but realised that argument was futile . |
| 11 | And when the King thought it a fit season , he spake to him and said , that Doña Ximena Gomez , the daughter of the Count whom he had slain , had come to ask him for her husband , and would forgive him her father 's death ; wherefore he besought him to think it good to take her to be his wife , in which case he would show him great favour . |
| 12 | Even his own father thought it a big weakness . |
| 13 | The church historian Norman Sykes thought it a bad choice for the see , too party a man for a see which needed breadth of mind . |
| 14 | The headmaster thought him a prime example of naughtiness , but Herbert responded that if the staff were doing their job properly , little boys would not want to run away . |
| 15 | In short , they became friends , and as time passed Diana thought her a good match for her errant brother-in-law . |
| 16 | Gerhard thought it a charming example of English eccentricity and placed the quid tenderly in the mince-stained pocket of whatever Oxfam-reject he was wearing . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The nurses thought it a huge joke . ’ |
| 18 | To begin with , the Gnomes thought it a fine idea to be part of the traditional Fidchell and Bith of the Bog-Hat told how the Wolfkings had played it during the Winter Solstice with solid gold figures studded with ivory and pearl , which the Gnomes always had the supplying of . |
| 19 | Not only did the Bishop think it a good idea but he would be very happy to preside . |
| 20 | Alice thought it a wonderful gesture , and for the remainder of the journey they discussed their joint wish to make Will and Martha Pritchett financially secure for the rest of their lives . |