Example sentences of "she [vb past] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads . |
| 2 | She called it a good house , because the maid always kept things for her . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's lovely , ’ Carrie said , though she thought it a strange dress for someone to wear in the daytime . |
| 4 | She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple . |
| 5 | She gave it a brief glance , then pushed it back across the desk . |
| 6 | At traffic lights she gave it a wary smile , slid into gear and played Nina Simone 's ‘ I need a Little Sugar in My Bowl ’ . |
| 7 | The computer bleeped at her indignantly , and she gave it a mutinous scowl . |
| 8 | She considered it a great risk , and that others were involved in the company who ought to share the risk . |
| 9 | She was , consequently , full of wedding plans when she came , as was her wont — for she considered it an inescapable part of her parish duties — to visit Lavinia Merchiston . |