Example sentences of "[adj] thing [to-vb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I picked out a selection , deciding on even numbers only because it seemed like a sensible thing to do at the time . |
| 2 | It was a reasonable thing to do at the time as the fund was in surplus . |
| 3 | But an important thing to recognise at the outset is that knowing about oneself can never be a matter of ‘ mere information ’ . |
| 4 | We may defensively claim that it was the right thing to do at the time . |
| 5 | Managing nicely seemed an odd thing to do at the north end of the Reach . |
| 6 | Erm , maybe that would be the more fair thing to say at the end of the day . |