Example sentences of "has [vb pp] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The project is currently awaiting a green light from the government in Brasilia — which , aware of the need to counteract a reputation as the world 's ecological villain has given it a favourable hearing . |
| 2 | Owen uses the story of the binding of Isaac to comment on the war in which he was fighting , and has given it a vicious twist at the end . |
| 3 | Membership of the EC started the trend , and the break-up of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union has given it a new lease of life as fledgling democracies create markets ripe for exploitation . |
| 4 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 5 | CAPENHURST 'S safety record which last year won it a certificate of merit from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has earned it a second award this year . |
| 6 | That 's why the Campaign for Real Ale has named it a regional Pub of the year , an honour the 86 year old landlady is delighted to accept . |
| 7 | Mr Browne said : ‘ The challenger being put up has made it a tighter fight and is endangering the seat . ’ |
| 8 | It is largely self-sufficient in coal , chemicals , and fish , and the recent discovery and exploitation of oil in the North Sea has made it a net exporter of the substance . |
| 9 | This absorption gives the spectacular deep blue that has made it a popular material for ornaments since the Middle Ages . |
| 10 | Austria 's central location has made it a natural corridor for East-West trade for many years . |
| 11 | Although ‘ Rastaman Vibration ’ did not get universally good notices on release in 1976 , time has offered it a better response . |