Example sentences of "[pron] think it [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did I think it necessary to take such drastic measures ? |
| 2 | Nor do I think it necessary to consider for the purposes of the present case to what extent the common law may provide the public authority with a defence to a claim for the repayment of money so paid ; though for the reasons I have already given , I do not consider that the principle of recovery should be inapplicable simply because the citizen has paid the money under a mistake of law . |
| 3 | I thought it essential to set out a full precedent for both the agreement and lease , so that readers could see the complete documentation and how I propose to amend it . |
| 4 | I thought it all looked lovely ! |
| 5 | ‘ I thought it prudent to put you right . ’ |
| 6 | Under these circumstances , I thought it possible to work with him " . |
| 7 | SINCE we are in the middle of the International Coffee Organisation meeting -how do they pass a week without a visible result ? — I thought it appropriate to think about tea . |
| 8 | ‘ But since Lotta 's earlier attempt to snatch it from under my nose by devious means I thought it worthwhile to investigate your credentials a little more thoroughly . ’ |
| 9 | Before printing the essay I thought it safer to send it to Shaw . |
| 10 | After my lunch , I thought it better to go down and see them and to show my interest . |
| 11 | So I thought it better to withdraw before we got into production and arguments . ’ |
| 12 | I thought it better to tackle him outside of business hours . |
| 13 | I thought it better to pretend I had forgotten the incident , as if it were of no importance . |
| 14 | Not that I will be changing anything in the immediate area of the shelf at the base of which the bait lies , but I thought it better to give the carp a profound liking for the swim before even one stalk of rush or one lily pad was removed . |
| 15 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought it better to concentrate on the ground — ’ |
| 17 | I said I thought it better to stay where I was . |
| 18 | " Tim was four years older than me , and quite clearly destined to be something successful in life , " he would remember , " so I thought it better to stay with him . |
| 19 | Last year I thought it necessary to criticise several doctors for such behaviour . |
| 20 | ‘ I thought it necessary to lie a little . |
| 21 | ‘ So I thought it best to lie low for a while ; keep the nose clean by cutting out the rowdies . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought it best to call . |
| 23 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 24 | So I thought it best to let him and the Chief of Staff and Benson explain all their problems and difficulties " . |
| 25 | I often used to get stomach-ache if I had n't had enough to eat so when I woke up with a pain I thought maybe I was hungry again , but because the baby was due any day I thought it best to tell my mum . |
| 26 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 27 | Rather than let you go to the contessa I thought it wise to let you waste an hour or two at the museum . ’ |
| 28 | And as there was a serious possibility of being invited in for tea and vegetable curry , I thought it wise to make myself scarce . |
| 29 | An action was instituted — the only libel action where I acted for Harold Wilson which came to court — and I thought it wise to brief a member of the Opposition to act as counsel on his behalf . |
| 30 | With my track record , I thought it wise to keep out of His way . |