Example sentences of "[vb mod] think it [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coran Brothers FC have their ground on the outskirts of Watley and as the train goes through the middle of the town you may think it impossible to see any of Linekar Avenue but this is not so . |
| 2 | So if you act for both , search in the name of the mortgagee ; if the mortgagee is separately represented , and you are satisfied that a search has been made , you may think it unnecessary to search too , if you are confident that the mortgagee will lodge the application to register transfer and mortgage promptly . |
| 3 | If , therefore , prisoners are in future to be told the judicial recommendation as to the tariff period , many judges may think it appropriate to announce their own recommendations publicly in court when passing sentence . |
| 4 | Sir Leicester may think it appropriate to keep Mr Rouncewell waiting , ‘ opposing his repose and that of Chesney Wold to the restless flight of ironmasters ’ , but it is his housekeeper 's son who now wields the moral authority , for he has come to remove his future daughter-in-law , the lady 's maid Rosa , from Lady Dedlock 's charge because he thinks that position is unsuitable . |
| 5 | The draftsman should ensure that any licence fee or sub-rent is taken into account in the calculation of the tenant 's turnover ; indeed , he may think it appropriate to cover the contingency that the tenant grants a licence of part of the demised property at less than the market rate . |
| 6 | She said ‘ You may think it amusing to look like a communist , George , but I do n't . ’ |
| 7 | Some may think it foolish to restart playing at Park Avenue when fixtures are in such short supply , but a group of people dedicated to keeping first-class cricket on the famous ground have guaranteed Yorkshire £10,000 to stage a match there . |
| 8 | Candidates should send to the undersigned ten copies ( one from overseas ) of their applications and of any statement that they may think it desirable to submit , and should name three referees . |
| 9 | The ordinary householder might think it normal to estimate needs , list the various ways of filling them , then adopt the cheapest options . |
| 10 | ‘ It is possible that one or two plants might think it worthwhile to upgrade but they would have to be very sure there was a large and lucrative market there to warrant the investment . ’ |
| 11 | A judge deciding McLoughlin might think it unjust to require compensation for any emotional injury . |
| 12 | Somehow she could not help but suspect that he would think it immoral to squeeze extra wages out of his stepfather , only to hoard them beneath the floorboards . |
| 13 | Who would think it sane to use nuclear weapons against a new Hitler ? |
| 14 | Few academics would think it proper to bring themselves before the reader in this way , particularly in a work of learning . |