Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb -s] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The Shankill-based Justice For All group says it wants an independent inquiry into the cases following claims by prisoners of ‘ cover-ups ’ by RUC officers . |
2 | When the new version of the C compiler is released , I sincerely hope that Motorola does not charge for the update , I also hope it provides an adequate manual not like the scant document which accompanied version 1.233 . |
3 | The maxim that life should not be extended at the cost of worsening it has an obvious appeal : it is also a gross over-simplification . |
4 | Sometimes when the two meet it forms an interesting scene as on the occasion that the recent Waterloo to Exeter service arrived at Andover and there was a momentary pause as the diesel locomotive came off the train and passed ‘ Sir Lamiel ’ waiting to take over . |
5 | I crushed some of the flowers and rubbed them on my forehead as I 'm told it has an invigorating effect on cabbages and thought it might do the same for me . |
6 | The style is emotive but the intellectual understanding informing it has an astringent clarity which is very moving . |
7 | 20 YOU KNOW IT MAKES AN AWFUL LOT OF SCENTS |
8 | It 's why Heggie Group has invested heavily to ensure it stays an approved repairer . |
9 | Does that mean it has an infinite number of galaxies ? ’ |
10 | When the light descends on the individual and the voice within speaks it has an equal right to be heard . |
11 | Indeed , mere preservation is no longer thought to require justification ; every local history society thinks it has an unanswerable case when it seeks to protect what is left of the past . |
12 | ‘ If a rusty water pipe bursts it takes an enormous amount of time to find the money to carry out the repairs . |
13 | Er perhaps it is impossible to answer it in this forum but I think it remains an open question sir . |
14 | I think it has an important function in providing a clear statement of a furniture-maker 's design philosophy . |
15 | Some might say it presents an idealistic picture of family life ; others that it is a reactionary attempt to turn the clock back on the women 's movement ; yet others might argue that she has gone beyond the available evidence in concluding , or at least implying , that delinquency might result from early day-care experiences . |