Example sentences of "[vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] to it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I know you 'd love to debate that with me , but we devoted a whole morning to it yesterday so I 'm not going to . |
| 2 | Hiroshima was originally written for the New Yorker magazine , which devoted an entire issue to it in 1946 . |
| 3 | Using the Temple as a short cut was also forbidden by Jewish Law and yet the priests turned a blind eye to it because it brought more trade into the Temple . |
| 4 | With Puddephat 's disappearance in the news , it would not seem odd if she made a casual reference to it over dinner . |
| 5 | I sniffed it and whispered an obscene word to it , then I put on my coat and overshoes and walked out of the hotel . |
| 6 | There was a letter from her bank manager that had a nasty look to it . |
| 7 | De Raimes laughed , but the sound had a nasty ring to it . |
| 8 | Unfortunately you chose the ginger beetle , the toffee beetle or something of the sort it had a gingery look to it . |
| 9 | It had a brittle edge to it . |
| 10 | His voice had a hollow echo to it , as if there was nothing inside him . |
| 11 | The workhouse — institutional rather than ‘ outdoor ’ relief — was one way of controlling the help given to paupers ; but demands that such institutions should pay for themselves had a hollow ring to it — many of the inmates were there because their skills were not needed in declining industries , so they could hardly be set to work profitably once they were taken within its walls . |
| 12 | The thought had a hollow ring to it . |
| 13 | It had a vague familiarity to it , and she wondered if she might have been in here before . |
| 14 | Her voice had a sad note to it and he knew that she was standing at the gate watching him as he rode away . |
| 15 | Such bookbindery had a Biblical ring to it , particularly with all those oases and goats of many colours , and recalled the building of Solomon 's temple . |
| 16 | He was like a Greek god , except that his hair was black and the nose had a slight curve to it that gave his broad , open features a somewhat predatory look . |
| 17 | It had a blue tinge to it . |
| 18 | Most of us , myself included , thought that this was completely pointless as the old name had a better ring to it and most people still referred to our boats as Revenue Cutters in preference . |
| 19 | His voice had a sarcastic edge to it , once assumed for the benefit or otherwise of his students , and now its permanent tone . |
| 20 | Critical acclaim also had a pleasant ring to it , with phrases extolling his virtues such as ‘ one of the few gifted movie actors we have ’ and ‘ a superb performance ’ . |
| 21 | Hasan 's voice had a chilling quietness to it . |
| 22 | She could not help reflecting , as she pushed a magazine into the first letter box , that a world in which Daimler drivers could pay four hundred thousand pounds for a country house while she could not even muster a couple of hundred for Luke 's modest share of an old transit van had a certain imbalance to it . |
| 23 | Blackpool Moody had a certain ring to it . |
| 24 | — ‘ Non , ’ Alyssia said , mastering the French word and deciding that it had a certain ring to it when used in conversation with this particular woman . |
| 25 | The breeze had a milder edge to it , the sea was calm , unlike her own thoughts . |
| 26 | But then he elaborated in a tone that had a sudden edge to it , ‘ Let's just hope that 's where the similarities end . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Ah , ’ was all that Maidstone said to this but it had a knowing sound to it . |
| 28 | Now his smile had a wry edge to it . |
| 29 | The air had a peculiar smell to it , she noted , as she made her way down the street towards the front and the spot where her dad tied up his boat . |
| 30 | And everything about her , her long nightdress and the mist she was held in , was so golden-red that even the dark gold skin of her lovely face had a reddish tinge to it . |