Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is magical , and gives the rider of any horse wearing it a +20 bonus to all Ride tests . |
| 2 | The Company felt very pleased when in 1717 it received an imperial decree giving it a good deal of the territorial autonomy for which its ambitious employees had hoped in the 1680s and , in return for an annual payment of 13,000 rupees , freed it from paying customs duties inside India , but there is no sign that the Company realized that developments of this sort showed the Moghul Empire was beginning to lose control of the country . |
| 3 | Step 3 CAPTION — When you have finished making changes name the new palette giving it a suitable name and file name . |
| 4 | Essentially , this is a consumer protection device making it a criminal offence to sell , by way of competitive bidding , prescribed articles listed in s3(2) : … any plate , plated articles , linen , china , glass , books , pictures , prints , furniture , jewellery , articles of household or personal use , or ornament or any musical or scientific instrument or apparatus . |
| 5 | Lord Hailsham along with Edward Heath poured millions of pounds into the town making it an industrial centre . |
| 6 | As oil pastels are a very sticky substance , they grip the paper well and the paper colour will show through the sketch giving it a unifying effect . |
| 7 | PSR1706–44 has a short period , 102.4ms , a rapid spin-down rate giving it a characteristic age of only 17,300 years and considerable timing noise ( S.J. , R.N.M. , V.M.K. , A.G.L. & N.D'A. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 8 | The Committee not only recommended statutory provision making all surrogacy agreements illegal and therefore unenforceable in the courts , but also called for the introduction of legislation rendering it a criminal act for any person to assist in the establishment of a surrogate pregnancy . |
| 9 | Midas , in Sloane Square , sells exclusive designer fashionwear making it an obvious target for jet-set shoplifters looking for the ultimate bargain . |
| 10 | During the election campaign Gamsakhurdia 's opponents had concentrated on attacking what they claimed were his dictatorial tendencies ( a week before the election his ruling Round Table-Free Georgia coalition had sponsored legislation passed by the Georgian parliament making it a criminal offence , punishable by up to six years in prison , to insult the Georgian President ) . |
| 11 | The Allegrini has a pleasant , bitter cherry finish — the touch of austerity making it an ideal foil to buttery pasta . |
| 12 | And they spurred forward to pursue and take him , no doubt believing it a happy chance for them , and the Lord Owen caused his horse to appear to drop lame , and so encouraged and led them until they were spread all along the field in open order , within close range of the bowmen in the woods . |
| 13 | Obviously you would need to sweeten this unless you have very eccentric taste buds — but saccharin sweeteners can do the job without calorie cost making it an acceptable drink . |
| 14 | Once this combination has been achieved at the top , the pulling action from the left Latissimus Dorsi , Trapezius and Deltoid starting down will automatically start the transfer of your weight from right to left making it a natural movement for the legs to drive forward . |