Example sentences of "[vb past] it [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bottom room , with Its two huge grinding-wheels of burr-granite propped against the wall and its lingering smell of flour , still held an air of mystery , of time held in abeyance , of a place bereft of its purpose and meaning , so that he never entered it without a slight sense of desolation . |
| 2 | On the following day after the Christians had taken possession of the town , the Cid entered it with a great company , and he ascended the highest tower of the wall , and beheld all the city ; and the Moors came unto him , and kissed his hand , saying he was welcome . |
| 3 | He transformed it into a stately home and filled it with objets d'art from afar . |
| 4 | This house was run down until the owner completely renovated it and redecorated inside and out , and transformed it into an impressive home |
| 5 | Both leaders admitted that several issues remained unresolved by the treaty , but they described it as a good basis for the development of future bilateral relations . |
| 6 | Mrs Gibson described it as a living history book . |
| 7 | Nicholas Winterton , who is planning to abstain in next week 's vote , described it as a short-term fix rather than a long-term solution . |
| 8 | Jesus described it as a spiritual rebirth . |
| 9 | The Regional Health Authority tonight described it as a tragic story . |
| 10 | Lord Taylor , sitting with Mr Justice Pill and Mr Justice Sedley , described it as a tragic case of homicide within a family . |
| 11 | Although Serbian officials dismissed the incident as an outbreak of mass hysteria , Albanians described it as a mass poisoning perpetrated by Serbian nationalists , and anti-Serbian and anti-Montenegrin demonstrations quickly broke out across the province . |
| 12 | President Compaore , in his closing address to the congress , described it as a resounding victory for the Burkinabe people against economic alienation and for more democracy . |
| 13 | Desert Storm commander , General Norman Schwarzkopf described it as an historic day : a day to make it clear who was in charge . |
| 14 | Coun Bob Brady , committee chairman described it as an exciting project which would be part of the town 's City Challenge programme . |
| 15 | Some elements in the Argentine military , along with members of the opposition UCR , characterized the abandonment of the missile programme as a capitulation to US demands , and described it as an irresponsible move at a time when Chile was suspected to be seeking a new missile . |
| 16 | The intensified aerial bombardment and resulting civilian casualties came in for strong criticism , with all the opposition groups in parliament ( hitherto supportive of military action against the LTTE ) subscribing to a statement which described it as an inhuman action against the people . |
| 17 | While some described it as an important strengthening of the rights of children , others saw it as a willingness to overturn natural family links in order to pander to a child 's desire to acquire richer parents . |
| 18 | She dismissed it with a regal gesture . |
| 19 | When Columbus spotted the crop that was to become the chief source of Virginia 's prosperity , tobacco , he dismissed it as a worthless weed ; he did , on the other hand , find time to remark on the beauty of the nightingales in a country where none exists . |
| 20 | That used to be a completely different tune ; I had the lyrics , but I played it on an open tuned National , then when I got the Strat and plugged it into an old Fender Vibrolux amp , it became what it became on record . |
| 21 | The court heard Pinnell , now of Halsway Cottage , Crowcombe , Taunton , Somerset , had taken the car on several occasions but on the last one crashed it into a dry stone wall . |
| 22 | Postine subdued it with a single blow to its long wrinkled neck . |
| 23 | Erm I would imagine Tukuse that the the difference that you put in difference that you would get between the reportage , to use a French expression , of Princess Diana 's abdication from public life was probably quite pronounced between say for example the Sun newspaper and the Independent newspaper I would imagine that the Independent newspaper probably did n't play in any great significance , it was probably on the front page , perhaps not with a picture but erm there was a couple of columns of report erm the Independent is famous as being the newspaper which when Prince Charles and Lady Diana got married many years ago , they reported it with a single paragraph saying Prince Charles and Diana , the whole world went made at the Royal Wedding and the Independent had one paragraph , which many people , including myself , said right on . |
| 24 | They reported it as a negligent discharge during a change of the guard . |
| 25 | The press reported it as a big accident . |
| 26 | The Templars first built it as a fortified manor but later generations had embellished it to make it more comfortable . |
| 27 | That 's when the Caterham goes , eight months after five of us struggled for a weekend to built it in a cramped studio behind the office . |
| 28 | She bore it with a little smile of amusement that began to enrage me . |
| 29 | In the US , DEC 's abrupt volte-face involved it in a furious row with press and analysts — see page two . |
| 30 | Its journalists then re-founded it as an independent paper [ see p. 38372 ] . |