Example sentences of "it [verb] [art] [adj] thing " in BNC.
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1 | And yet , on this fevered night … he stared at the heavy , handsome head , looked at it until it became a strange thing to him , a feeling of stone , a sight he saw from another part of the room , this unbodied head reflected more truly in the mirror than in the live skull itself … |
2 | Doing Ophelia on stage before taking up the BBC contract meant that I went there with a little track record — I 'd been blooded , if you like , and it made the whole thing a lot better . |
3 | When we could n't revive it , it made the whole thing worse for them . |
4 | The Unwins themselves — and it was impossible for anyone to grudge them their moment — said over and over that it was great , just great that one of the horses actually on the train had won one of the races , it made the whole thing worthwhile , and the whole party , drifting into the dining car in true party mood , agreed and applauded . |
5 | Providing it does not clog filter intakes , it has a few things going for it : it can act as a curb on nitrate and phosphate levels , provide shelter for any overlooked fry and even supplement the fish 's diet in holiday periods . |
6 | While Vadinamia will never be a rival to any of the known holiday-resort worlds , it has a few things to offer by way of amusement . |
7 | On the other hand , like all French spas , it advertises the wonderful things it can do for your health progressively as you approach , by way of graduated signs fifty yards apart , each of which singles out an affliction or an organ that you might have treated here . |
8 | I knew quite a number of people who had gone into the Civil Service and it seemed a good thing to get into . ’ |
9 | Yes that you said it er Pat thought it seemed a good thing , the way you were saying it |
10 | The most frightening is rainforest destruction , and being a carpenter and joiner by trade anyway I have used many threatened species in my past and it seemed a good thing to start with . |
11 | It seemed a poor thing to have descended to . |
12 | It seemed a funny thing to bother about at the moment . |
13 | I thought it seemed a funny thing to do . |
14 | It seemed a silly thing to cheer about and Anna remained sitting on the floor until a group of older boys appeared with musical instruments which they took to a bank of seats at the far end . |
15 | Similarly , it seemed a natural thing when we began to have a coffee break in the middle of the service . |
16 | It seemed an odd thing for the general to possess . |
17 | It seemed an unnecessary thing to have with a harpsichord . |
18 | That she 'd done what she 'd done — made this Will , that is — not to spite him but because it seemed the right thing . |
19 | It seemed the right thing to do , though he could not have said why . |
20 | Schellenberg gasped , mainly because it seemed the right thing to do . |
21 | I learnt with someone else , did two years and then er that was an accident if you like that I got involved cos somebody wanted me to be involved and and it seemed the right thing at the time . |
22 | It seemed the only thing to do . |
23 | It seemed the only thing to do in face of what he said . |
24 | We had a date for this afternoon but when I heard about Francis it seemed the decent thing to postpone the arrangement . |
25 | I had always loved walking so it seemed the obvious thing to do . |
26 | I do n't live here , but it seemed the obvious thing to do . ’ |
27 | It seemed the natural thing to do . |
28 | It seemed the natural thing to do . |
29 | It seemed the natural thing to have him singing at the wedding . |
30 | ‘ Oh , well , as to that — it seemed the sensible thing if Rohan wanted to be master of La Tour Monchauzet . |