Example sentences of "[coord] it [vb past] [art] [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better . |
| 2 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
| 3 | The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with . |
| 4 | I learnt with someone else , did two years and then er that was an accident if you like that I got involved cos somebody wanted me to be involved and and it seemed the right thing at the time . |
| 5 | I do n't live here , but it seemed the obvious thing to do . ’ |
| 6 | But it explained a few things — the kindness I 'd thought I 'd detected , his seemingly unreasonable act of firing me … |