Example sentences of "[to-vb] it a [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
| 2 | ‘ We 'll have to give it a few days to get properly weather-beaten . |
| 3 | We just wanted to give it a few years to see what would happen , concentrating on what we hoped would come together some day . |
| 4 | Not that he ever mentions it , or that I 've ever asked him , but he 's the type to consider it a sacred duty to have everything in order for every emergency . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It 's now proposing to make it a criminal offence to park a caravan on land without consent . |
| 7 | The Wild Mammals ( Protection ) Bill seeks to make it a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any wild animal and , in particular , to outlaw all hunting with dogs and the use of all snares . |