Example sentences of "it [verb] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | When we could n't revive it , it made the whole thing worse for them . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | That she 'd done what she 'd done — made this Will , that is — not to spite him but because it seemed the right thing . |
| 5 | It seemed the right thing to do , though he could not have said why . |
| 6 | Schellenberg gasped , mainly because it seemed the right thing to do . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It seemed the only thing to do . |
| 9 | It seemed the only thing to do in face of what he said . |
| 10 | We had a date for this afternoon but when I heard about Francis it seemed the decent thing to postpone the arrangement . |
| 11 | I had always loved walking so it seemed the obvious thing to do . |
| 12 | I do n't live here , but it seemed the obvious thing to do . ’ |
| 13 | It seemed the natural thing to do . |
| 14 | It seemed the natural thing to do . |
| 15 | It seemed the natural thing to have him singing at the wedding . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , well , as to that — it seemed the sensible thing if Rohan wanted to be master of La Tour Monchauzet . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , yes , it seemed the very thing . |
| 18 | It seemed the safe thing to do . |
| 19 | ‘ If we can identify this Person Y … it seems the only thing to do . ’ |
| 20 | It seems the only thing which divides the underclass from the rest of society is cash . |
| 21 | It seems the natural thing to do . |
| 22 | if people ca n't recognise possessive pronoun in that the it 's is short for it is , er , somebody ought to check it because it , it lets the whole thing down . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm happy to help if it means the right thing is done by poor Harriet . |
| 24 | Communication is not achieved by putting something that means — one thing to us in front of someone else and hoping that it means the same thing to that other person . |
| 25 | If the same word is used in more than one place in a document , it will be assumed that it means the same thing each time it appears . |
| 26 | It means the same thing . |
| 27 | Encore Computer Corp must be wondering whether it did the right thing in selling the Annex server product line to Xylogics Inc . |
| 28 | taking it cos it did the same thing . |
| 29 | and it does the last thing you 've done times the |
| 30 | The model is not a faithful copy of the real thing but because of its simplification it makes the real thing easier to study and learn . |