Example sentences of "find it [adj] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I found it strange that those words had come from the Parliamentary Secretary because , when I read them , I thought that they had been written by the Labour candidate , John Metcalfe , because there was no other indication that that article had been written by a Minister of the Crown who is responsible for this country 's agriculture .
2 One disgruntled woman found it disgusting that 35 people could be expected to stand per 100 seated , with no guarantee of a seat .
3 The French authorities did something to safeguard communal property among their Moslem subjects in Algeria , even though Napoleon III ( in the Senatus-Consulte of 1863 ) found it inconceivable that individual property rights in land should not be established formally among the members of Moslem communities ‘ where possible and opportune ’ , a measure which actually had the effect of permitting Europeans for the first time to buy them out .
4 The hon. Member for Garscadden said last week that he finds it incomprehensible that many properties may stay in the same band in perpetuity .
5 You were only young too and perhaps you 'd found it difficult that first time , to avoid having to make another date .
6 I FIND it sad that certain players feel the necessity to change clubs for the furtherance of their rugby careers .
7 Indeed , many of my hon. Friends find it frustrating that regional issues are seldom debated in the House .
8 Most of my constituents find it amazing that that part of the road is missing , given that it is a planned and agreed eastern relief road for city traffic .
9 ‘ I still find it amazing that intelligent-looking people will come up and say they think Look Sharp ! is a good record .
10 I find it disturbing that many people , particularly school teachers , still label programming as a lonely .
11 Does not my hon. Friend find it outrageous that Labour-controlled Northumberland county council has refused to accept economies of nearly £1.5 million , as identified by the Conservative and Liberal groups , and has refused to take enough money out of balances to avoid any education cuts , but at the same time it can find thousands of pounds to issue supplements in the Hexham Courant for party political propaganda to promote the leader of the county council , who happens to be a prospective Labour party candidate ?
12 There are those , however , who find it objectionable that one person should ever be permitted to take the life of another .
13 Even so , I did find it disappointing that financial matters occupied so much of the non-playing time at both the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour finals in Frankfurt and the Virginia Slims Championships in New York in November .
14 Does he find it surprising that some Opposition Members are opposed to re-location ?
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