Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The project is currently awaiting a green light from the government in Brasilia — which , aware of the need to counteract a reputation as the world 's ecological villain has given it a favourable hearing . |
| 2 | Owen uses the story of the binding of Isaac to comment on the war in which he was fighting , and has given it a vicious twist at the end . |
| 3 | Membership of the EC started the trend , and the break-up of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union has given it a new lease of life as fledgling democracies create markets ripe for exploitation . |
| 4 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 5 | It also co-operated extensively with similar organisations throughout the world , which has given it an international orientation from the outset . |
| 6 | That 's why the Campaign for Real Ale has named it a regional Pub of the year , an honour the 86 year old landlady is delighted to accept . |
| 7 | It is largely self-sufficient in coal , chemicals , and fish , and the recent discovery and exploitation of oil in the North Sea has made it a net exporter of the substance . |
| 8 | This absorption gives the spectacular deep blue that has made it a popular material for ornaments since the Middle Ages . |
| 9 | Austria 's central location has made it a natural corridor for East-West trade for many years . |
| 10 | Its situation has made it an important centre for both trade and tourism . |
| 11 | The Gothic style of the mansion has made it an ideal film set in the past . |
| 12 | There can be little doubt that the survey since its modern inception has had a major impact on social research , and any history of social research has to award it a salient place . |
| 13 | I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit |
| 14 | Or maybe maybe that is n't the first thing you want to do , if you want to do it a different way , do it whichever makes more sense to you . |
| 15 | What happens if he says well I want to alter it a little bit ? |
| 16 | The National Association of the Self-employed and Small Businesses wants to make it a criminal offence to issue cheques that are returned unpaid because no funds are available in the drawer 's account . |
| 17 | Laura , having grasped the necessity of a calm private life for herself , tried to make it an attainable goal for all through her products . |
| 18 | They want to rip all the trees down as well they want to make it a little piazza thing do n't they ? |
| 19 | and they want to make it an elected module for people doing other things |
| 20 | TWO schoolboy boxers , Joe Ainscough and Tony Maguire , helped to make it a successful night for Kirkdale ABC by outpointing their opponents , J.Addison ( Tuebrook ) and A.Khaliq ( Bradford ) respectively , at their club 's final show of the season at The Mons , Bootle . |
| 21 | Teachers Sarah , Caroline , Else and Wendy send a big ‘ Thank You ’ to everyone who supported their first ever Rally and helped to make it a big success — they are actually thinking of a second one this year ! |
| 22 | And the massive Independent Television outside broadcast unit ensemble helped to make it a busy day at Horsted Keynes with the Bluebell already geared up that day for the official launch of the Southern Q1 they have restored on behalf of the National Railway Museum . |
| 23 | Alibert fresh pasta from Olga Catering is also in special packaging , which is said to give it a guaranteed shelf-life of 60 days . |
| 24 | The kid comes out hard , apparently wanting to make it a real fight . |
| 25 | The thermal properties of diamond are seen to make it an attractive substrate material for chips that get excessively hot , enabling silicon circuits to be packed much more tightly than on other substrates . |
| 26 | This has helped make it a big importer of garbage . |
| 27 | To help make it a big Merseyside day , Sharp has reduced prices for adults from £7 to £5 with youngsters at just £2 , all pay-at-the-gate . |
| 28 | The study of tone languages is less important for native speakers of non-tone languages , but most students seem to find it an interesting subject . |
| 29 | and you know we could , in those days because of the number of people employed being Electric Supply and Transport , we could erm , manage to keep it a viable proposition for an evening 's entertainment then and erm , you probably can turn this up in the , the Star they 're showing erm as he was then , one of the drivers swimming from erm Stoke Bathing Place to Felixstowe . |
| 30 | ‘ Mr Gajdusek lives in the part of Czechoslovakia called Western Bohemia , and I was going to make it a quick flight over , find this place called Mariánské Láznë where he has his home , and shoot back to England again , ’ Cara replied . |