Example sentences of "[vb past] it [verb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pascoe says that he used it to put an injured dog out of his misery . |
| 2 | They never used it to mean an earthly kingdom in the sense of an area of land which was ruled by God . |
| 3 | It looked awful at first — so bad it was wonderful — but as it dried it revealed an incredible gradient of colour . ’ |
| 4 | I hurried to the Adjutant and he opened it to find an urgent request for a volunteer to serve in Southern Arabia . |
| 5 | I had noticed the scaffolding placed around it the week before and thought it looked an odd sight , with the Chairman 's head just visible over the striped plastic sheeting . |
| 6 | If whoever bought it had an unsavoury reputation it would n't do much harm to the seagulls or Brent geese . |
| 7 | The new Fowler operation had certainly made use of the sales information , but this did not involve any breach of contract by Mr Fowler and the other former employees , nor did it show an actionable conspiracy . |
| 8 | Did it have an exterior handle ? |
| 9 | At what point erm did i er did it become an official dispute , how how at the point of becoming an official dispute ? |
| 10 | Our new kitchen is not ultra-modern because I wanted it to have an old look and homely feel . |