Example sentences of "[vb -s] it [prep] a new [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Measure for Measure takes this basic pattern and develops it in a new direction . |
2 | Perm lotion breaks down the natural structure of your hair , then a neutraliser resets it into a new shape around a curler . |
3 | At Skouriotissa a bulldozer scoops up ancient slag and dumps it on a new road . |
4 | Tolstaya buffs it to a new shine : ‘ The wind droned in the trees and water flew in the wind , and birds , cawing , bushed in billows in transparent trees , on rusty domes ; clear puddles trembled , reflecting the lights of stands selling dumplings , vodka and meat pies ; and alarm , life and desire breathed , smiled , and ran in the air — common property , unclaimed , no-one 's . ’ |
5 | And as if to point up this change Bukharin declared , ‘ Our Red Army , which is to an enormous extent composed of peasants , is the greatest cultural machine for the re-education of the peasantry , which leaves it with a new mentality . ’ |