Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 Since a day return to Ribblehead may be something of a unilateral occasion , the collection aims to give it a proper station in life .
4 He recognizes that it might be regarded in a pejorative sense as indicating a readiness to compromise and to accept something inferior , but he uses the term , nevertheless , for the want of a better word and tries to give it a different connotation .
5 GLASS giant Pilkington continues to find it a hard grind .
6 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 .
7 ‘ If the EC decides to make it a vulnerable zone under the directive the Department of Agriculture will be required to do something about it , ’ he said .
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