Example sentences of "it [adj] [verb] [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She had made no reference to Joan 's first visit to the Hall , considering it unsuitable to combine such a letter with practicalities .
2 Some of our idle rich young fops think it funny to place such a corpse in the bed of a friend , but there 's no rumour of such an evil prank recently .
3 Although I found it impossible to imagine such a conversation with Mrs Monro , I had no doubt that Lili was telling the truth , and whatever the psychological convolutions the facts were there .
4 Both the Czechoslovak and Hungarian governments had initially sought a complete withdrawal by the end of 1990 , but the Soviet side had claimed that logistical and other technical problems , in particular concerning the resettlement of large numbers of troops and families in the Soviet Union , made it impossible to meet such a deadline .
5 At first , I found it hard to credit such an error to my father .
6 All I know is it just seems cloudy a lot .
7 In Danzig and Pomerania , where the substantial Polish minority might have made it difficult to implement such a policy , there was a special dispensation .
8 Matthew found it difficult to suggest such a thing to a man like Cashman , but , surprisingly , the businessman did not seem to take the question amiss .
9 Is it necessary to use half a page to illustrate a light walking boot or a full page for a very small drawing of a three-print sit-bag ?
10 One critic wrote of the show : ‘ Of course it 's great to see her but why was it necessary to have such a fawning and sycophantic performance ? ’
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