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Example sentences of "[pron] found it [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Many of them found it easier to move on to the North American mainland after their indentures had expired .
2	Both of them found it difficult to express their feelings on the war , except in the third person , so strong were their views .
3	Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much .
4	Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much .
5	I found it boring , self-conscious and a good deal sketchier than the Balzac novella on which it 's based .
6	With the Cogelow tools , I found it necessary to grind new bevels completely for these tools to be useful for intricate ornament .
7	From an early stage in fieldwork I found it necessary to make a special index to notes which recorded what Zuwaya said about the past , for it was clear that these references and descriptions were recurrent themes .
8	Unfortunately , however , I found it necessary to resign from the board of Junior Tennis Centres .
9	I was so carried away by the wisdom of my hon. Friend 's question that I found it necessary to repeat it .
10	Be brave , she reminded herself , and kept her features composed when , ‘ Thank you , Fabia , ’ Ven began , and , seeming encouraged that she had stayed , ‘ To explain more fully why I found it necessary to be so brutal when you were such a delight … ’
11	I found it intriguing that the image on the screen was almost indecipherable , especially when blown up to five and a half metres square .
12	The guys would chat me up , y'know , like — [ imitating an African accent ] ‘ I want you to be my wife ’ — and I found it all really flattering .
13	I found it all deeply depressing .
14	I was about ten at the time and I found it all a bit frightening .
15	I found it all very boring , especially when I got older , but kept my thoughts to myself .
16	Egypt is host to thousands of Sudanese students and workers , and most of them appeared to be assembled outside the gates of the embassy when I found it one morning in a leafy street not far from the Nile .
17	I found it stimulating , meeting authors and all that .
18	I found it despicable .
19	I found it fascinating reading .
20	It is compatible with a personal computer ; I found it simple to transfer Pro-File 's stored data and to display any dive profile .
21	The man in the bushes by the gate still worried her but I found it easy to isolate him from our friendship , although she felt now that he was trying to gas her ; the fumes from someone 's central heating outlet , discernible on the otherwise pure air , had inspired and confirmed her in this idea .
22	I found it easy to use during both non-decompression and decompression dives .
23	Well I found it easy .
24	( The fact that I found it offensive to have to make any such argument for human equality shows that I was working with an ethical a priori approach , but I believe that a case can be made . )
25	I found it invaluable last time I was doing i b you know if , if you say to somebody y you know come beforehand with what you 're doing well , what , where the difficulties are , what the obstacles are .
26	I found it helpful that Mrs McLaren behaved as naturally ( or perhaps as unnaturally ) as her companion had done .
27	I found it helpful to read the chapters on power ultrasound , commercially available equipment and scale — up considerations together .
28	I found it unbelievable at that time that boys would genuinely want to ask me out and found me attractive .
29	I go to a charming Chinese lady acupuncturist and although I detest needles I found it painless and relaxing and it helped me tremendously before and after the operations .
30	I found it odd that Robert had chosen to distinguish me alone as English and wondered how he saw himself and Lili and I found it odd that Lili had chosen to lay claim to Englishness .