Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It became necessary to develop a number of change-management organizations to cope with the various matrices and to move the company toward some of the major changes that were essential to the total transformation . |
| 2 | Anyway , shortly after my joining the board of United Racecourses , it became necessary to find a manager . |
| 3 | Once it became possible to lower a patient 's blood pressure substantially , it was not merely of academic interest to know whether the raised blood pressure was really ‘ essential ’ , that is necessary to maintain a sufficient flow of blood through narrowed arteries to vital organs , and , if it was , whether modest treatment ( to ward off the obvious hazards of strokes or heart failure ) could be tolerated . |
| 4 | For a silver wedding picture , it seemed appropriate to use a silver theme , so the oval frame shown in the facing photograph was an obvious but perfect choice . |
| 5 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 6 | In the eighteenth century it seemed impossible to build a barn without creating a work of art . |
| 7 | The view taken was that in order to get the best allocation of investible resources between public and private industries , the discount rate used in the public sector should be similar to the return which private firms would consider acceptable on new investment … it seemed sensible to set a rate for public enterprises which corresponds broadly with that sought by large private firms of good standing engaged in low-risk business . |
| 8 | It seemed sensible to have a choice of ways of generating electricity . |
| 9 | It seemed bizarre to select a washing machine and an electric cooker for the use of some prospective young maid who was still sitting with her family in a Karachi or Lahore back street . |
| 10 | One student had some ebony so it seemed natural to try a set of bagpipes . |
| 11 | This was what it felt like to win a victory and lose the war . |
| 12 | With the money safe in his pocket , he felt a strange and most unfamiliar feeling of pleased anticipation stirring inside him ; he was really looking forward to his appointment with Nutty , to find out what it felt like to ride a horse . |
| 13 | For once , I thought before speaking , and so was able to refrain from remarking tritely that it took two to make a marriage . |
| 14 | In August-September 1982 it proved unable to clinch a peace treaty with its Maronite ally , having effectively installed it as the new Lebanese government . |