Example sentences of "think it an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many have thought it an objectionable feature of utilitarianism , in its classic formulations , that pleasure and pain are supposedly set off against each other in this simple way . |
| 2 | First , he thought it an unspoken part of the 1931 bargain that MacDonald should not be discarded as soon as the immediate crisis was over . |
| 3 | I accepted that but , having in mind Sweden 's small population and great resources of iron and timber , thought it an untypical sort of country , and asked for another . |
| 4 | Nina knows about the lymphoma ; I had to cancel a prearranged lunch at Langans with her as it coincided with my short stay in hospital , and rather than make up an excuse I thought it an opportune time to tell her . |
| 5 | Even as Felix drifted into sleep he thought it an evil omen . |
| 6 | My colleagues thought it an impracticable plan and that it would put British manufacturers at a disadvantage — unless such measures could be introduced worldwide . |
| 7 | Although geneticists may think it an odd idea , it is therefore sensible for us to speak of genes ‘ for ’ stone shape , stone size , stone hardness and so on . |
| 8 | No one thinks it an important proposition that what promotes survival of the human species promotes survival of the human species . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it an excellent idea , ’ Athelstan murmured . |
| 10 | ‘ Why , thank you , ’ she accepted , and , thinking it an excellent idea , she returned to her room to rearrange her suitcases to take to Prague with her only that which she thought she would need . |