Example sentences of "decided it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He needed someone to throw him a lifeline and I decided it might as well be me . |
| 2 | It was no answer , and it was a complete answer ; Edouard , recognising something of Jean-Paul in the implacability of the reply , hearing in it , too , –hat note of bland stubbornness with which some of his workmen in the Loire would resist argument and change with an age-old peasant resilience , sighed and decided it might be wiser to leave the subject there . |
| 3 | Two-year-old Sam Brit-ton-Gant 's enthusiasm for his child 's plastic toilet seat was so great that , having used it in the traditional way , he decided it might make an attractive necklace . |
| 4 | Maxim thought of asking if the bomber 's crew had bailed out , but decided it might be tactless . |
| 5 | Mary felt that it was too much of an intervention , operators and technicians floating around trying to get mikes here and that it was distracting … she decided it might be more useful to try and fix the camera . |
| 6 | Was it a two-way respect — had the two got their heads together and decided it might be beneficial to Travis to send him out of the country for a short while ? |
| 7 | Melanie already knew I was popular with the fair sex , but when she discovered I was tipped for the top in my career as well she decided it might be a good idea to marry me . ’ |
| 8 | I thought long and hard about it but in the end I decided it would be for the best . |
| 9 | The Bank was tipped off by the West Germans shortly before the decision was announced , and evidently decided it would have to follow suit or risk a damaging run on the pound . |
| 10 | His defence came as the Commons Public Accounts Committee decided it would meet on Monday to hold an inquiry into the Guardian 's disclosure of the ‘ sweeteners ’ which were revealed in a confidential memorandum sent to MPs by Mr John Bourn , the Comptroller and Auditor General . |
| 11 | The favourite date for the poll is March 25 , but a note of confusion was sown when parliament decided it would continue sitting until March 16 . |
| 12 | We had tenants in the house and one day he went missing upstairs and found a bag of lipstick , eye-liner and face powder , and decided it would be a good idea to plaster his face with it . |
| 13 | She sounded doubtful , but McLeish decided it would be possible to be frightened of Giles Hawick . |
| 14 | McLeish decided it would be a waste of time to suggest that it would have hardly been reasonable for Angela Morgan to expect to inherit a quick fortune from a man of sixty-two . |
| 15 | He decided it would be wiser not to commit himself . |
| 16 | Lord — was a harmless man , with hardly any land , so they decided it would have to be him . |
| 17 | We considered giving it a miss , but decided it would look rude . |
| 18 | Having refreshed myself with a glass of one of the excellent local wines and a vision of two large ladies at the adjoining table munching their way through what looked like several pounds of ice-cream , I decided it would be fun to walk to France . |
| 19 | He hung his medal in the shop , decided it would be nice to have a few more , and has been pounding out the miles since . |
| 20 | During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course . |
| 21 | On the whole Ludens decided it would be ‘ all right ’ . |
| 22 | Austin did n't exist until 1846 , when some prominent Texans decided it would be a good place for the new state 's capital . |
| 23 | In the light of this explanation , the Pack decided it would be better if Brown Owl married Mr. Gordon rather than anybody else , who might take her away . |
| 24 | He decided it would take less time to break the copyguards than to go back for the correct disc . |
| 25 | He remembered the dagger thrown during the banquet and decided it would be safer to return through the crowded town than venture into the marshy wooded countryside . |
| 26 | He decided it would go as it was written while he proceeded with other matters . |
| 27 | A few years ago , a Dutch business decided it would like to acquire the prestige of a UK PLC designation . |
| 28 | However Steve decided it would be unfair for the winners to go without some kind of reward , and so he intends to pop round to show you his collection of ‘ Bunty ’ comics — expect him within the next 28 days . |
| 29 | With ear-shattering shrieks echoing around the square , I decided it would be wise to wonder elsewhere . |
| 30 | ‘ So we decided it would be much better to have a combined living , eating , kitchen room instead — it 's very informal and suits our lifestyle . |