Example sentences of "they [vb past] it [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because they saw the world as composed of groups rather than of individuals , they found it easy to articulate rules of general application , to which exceptions required specific dispensation . |
| 2 | When Kawasaki began operations in their US plant at Nebraska they found it preferable to import components from their subcontractors back in Japan who could even at that distance , guarantee weekly deliveries . |
| 3 | However , some did make the comment that they found it difficult to get details on the new systems . |
| 4 | In the public life of the former colonial power they found it gratifying to urge hatred of the alien race and of political liberalism alike . |
| 5 | ( But even they may not be accurate : census-takers last year reported that , in some areas , they found it hard to get people to fill in their forms , because they thought the census had some connection with poll tax . |