Example sentences of "[vb past] it [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old tiger himself pronounced it a good idea , even if his friends had to listen in a state of uncharacteristic sobriety . |
| 2 | Health physics monitor Steven Crozier , a fitness enthusiast who was one of the group who visited Peel Park to collect the 1993 award , tried out the new multi-gym and pronounced it a real asset ( below ) . |
| 3 | Christina cringed as Susanna pronounced it the American way . |
| 4 | Grimma took another step forward and caught it a backward thump across the muzzle . |
| 5 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
| 6 | ‘ I knew Faye had some complications and needed a nurse — Tom mentioned it the other day — but I had no idea you were a sort of watchdog as well . |
| 7 | We made the locks at Gairlochy on Saturday evening and found it no great hardship to lay there throughout the following Sunday . |
| 8 | The Queen kept a sharp eye on the proceedings , and found it a favourable wet-day pastime to visit the Dolls ' House . |
| 9 | We had tourist visitors of every age and family , and some quaint scenes were witnessed on the upgoing — many of the native children ( and one who in a few years after might be called an old man ) found it a profitable , and I doubt not , too , a pleasurable work , leading the tourists to the top . |
| 10 | Those who worked for ‘ Laura Ashley ’ at this time found it a mixed experience . |
| 11 | Harrington and Lewis both said they found it a pleasant change from their usual routine . |
| 12 | I 'm a comparative newcomer to this computer age that many people of my generation would rather try to ignore … but you really ca n't … and as an owner of a computer and an 8 year old , I found it a good read and picked up lots of new tips on home entertainment/education as well . |
| 13 | And although Whigs under Anne liked to claim that James had been deposed for breaking his original contract with the people , they found it a credible way of embarrassing their political opponents to argue that it was the Tories who had been responsible for James 's downfall . |
| 14 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 15 | Most respondents found it a useful medium for aiding some cosmetic task or other . |
| 16 | First , because of membership of the EMS , wage-bargainers and price-setters in other countries may take particular notice of the DM exchange rate and inflationary trends ( if any ) in the Federal Republic ; second , over a period of time , wage and price responses in other countries might evolve towards the German norm ; third , it may simply be that in a period when for fundamental social and political reasons the control of inflation came to assume dominance in policy-making , policy-makers found it a useful discipline to conduct their fiscal and monetary affairs in such a way as to stabilise the exchange rate against the DM . |
| 17 | But Mr Sandy found it a stimulating , not to say exhausting , tour of duty . |
| 18 | My townie taxi-driver also found it a bewildering one , for the village of Eyam , tucked away behind the hills that form Middleton Dale , is still a pretty remote and isolated spot . |
| 19 | Some of the nurses found it a nice little earner on top of their poor weekly pay . |
| 20 | The older women found it a terrible strain . |
| 21 | The Evening Standard , commenting on Oz 's inaugural issue , found it a great disappointment . |
| 22 | The professionals found it a tough test , with Wirral 's Andy Mitchell returning the only sub par round in the 36-hole event . |
| 23 | I found my way to a temperance hotel advertised in the guide-book and found it a homely house . |
| 24 | I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel . |
| 25 | We found it a comfortable and roomy two person ( one teddy ) tent with plenty of headroom . |
| 26 | In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership . |
| 27 | Emmie found it a dreadful sound . |
| 28 | Visitors found it a lovely house , full of air and hospitality . |
| 29 | Just by chance I happened to have the opportunity of watching yesterday morning and found it a prayerful , joyful experience with so many of the parishioners of very generation actively involved . |
| 30 | I found it an impressive programme and I hope it will not lead Mr Heseltine to conclude that chess sets are less harmful potentially than television sets . |