Example sentences of "[verb] it a [noun] for the " in BNC.

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1 She had exactly six hours till midnight , six hours to make up her mind whether to go down to the beach bar , or give it a miss for the very first time .
2 The chairman , Martin Jay , told me they were always looking for new ideas to raise money but they want to keep it an event for the family , a rural event based on the race .
3 But going back to the 1944 triptych , you called it a base for the Crucifixion .
4 He thought it a mistake for the Prince to make his first visit in the shadow of such a legendary figure .
5 He thought it a punishment for the note the young cleric had tried to smuggle out via De Gaulle .
6 His pen-and-ink drawings provided Minton with unrelieved amusement , as Lyttelton has recalled : Humphrey Lyttelton 's presence at Camberwell helped make it a centre for the beginnings of ‘ trad ’ , a jazz revival which replaced ‘ the polite and effete noise which had hitherto passed for genuine jazz ’ with a new vitality and energy .
7 Scheckter and Depailler made it a double for the Tyrrell six-wheeler ( which was later to be banned , like many another intelligent innovation ) , Niki came third and Hunt limped in fifth , nearly a minute off the pace .
8 Donaghadee 's Gerry Bell won the prize for the best out of state angler , making it a hat-trick for the local club .
9 ‘ We want to establish a play resource centre there , making it an attraction for the whole town , ’ he said .
10 The unstoppable pair of Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent are doubling up to make it a foursome for the race from Mortlake to Putney tomorrow .
11 Did n't we get a bit from the FA or whatever to make it a ground for the European Championships ?
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