Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
| 2 | It is only when you take the courage to look at yourself and your life — without judgement , without prejudice — that you can decide to make it a new life . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'll have to give it a few days to get properly weather-beaten . |
| 4 | Whatever type of path you intend to lay , you will have to give it a proper foundation if it is to last for any length of time . |
| 5 | ‘ They say they 're tough and taste of fish , ’ Marian said ; ‘ we shall have to roast it a long time . ’ |
| 6 | We should try to make it a significant factor in the dramas we create . |
| 7 | These factors can combine to make it an expensive procedure . |
| 8 | Despite its very low fat content it tastes so deliciously creamy that you 'll want to make it a daily part of your healthy eating plan — either as a topping to cereals and desserts or eaten on its own . |
| 9 | No , I , I , I , just , just a cover note , I think it 's quite true that this is one of the small steps one can make to make it a little bit more possible for people with dependents to take a full part in local government , and the majority of the people who are excluded at the moment are in practise erm , women with dependent children , but there are many other people including men , and including people with dependent elderly relatives , and I think we need to make it the rule rather than the exception that local government has a carer 's allowance scheme . |