Example sentences of "[vb base] it [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I find it strange that a wife , a queen , a princess with responsibilities , who had been informed in no uncertain fashion that her husband was to join her , fails to do anything when he does not arrive . |
| 2 | ‘ Alan is a great player but I find it strange that a Scot is preferred to an Irishman and the more matches I win , the bigger the snub will be . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Alan is a great player but I find it strange that a Scot is preferred to an Irishman and the more matches I win , the bigger the snub will be . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I find it strange that a report is being talked about when no-one was sent off , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Andrew says if people find it unbelievable that a nurse could ever kill then they should relise that the situation in Bosnia is unbleievable . |
| 6 | One , architect Robin Pearce-Boby , 62 , said : ‘ I find it dreadful that a man in his position could do something so awful . |
| 7 | I find it indefensible that a bed manager — especially for neurosurgery , a specialty in which admissions are often urgent — is allowed to go to lunch without a bleep and that no one covers for him . |
| 8 | If intended as a last step prior to dismissal , such a warning should describe the nature of the offence and make it clear that a repetition will cause you to be dismissed . |
| 9 | On the contrary , I think it admirable that a gentlewoman should think seriously of such matters . ’ |