Example sentences of "it [prep] a more [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can run clip-art through a drawing package and edit it for a more personal touch very quickly , and the printing quality is consistent , which is n't always the case with bitmaps . |
| 2 | Churchill began his campaign on 12 December before the Royal Empire Society with an onslaught on Dominion Status as ‘ a hideous act of self-mutilation astounding to every nation in the world ’ ; continued it for a more general audience by personally hiring the Free Trade Hall in Manchester ; and moved inexorably towards his Shadow Cabinet resignation at the end of January . |
| 3 | You may decide that this is not the sort of fish for a small tank and exchange it for a more suitable species . |
| 4 | Others regard it as a more substantial system for planning , allocating and controlling resources . |
| 5 | After some years at the old house , George burt rebuilt it as a more imposing residence for his own retirement . |
| 6 | Pizzaland use green , because they want it as a more relaxed atmosphere , I mean there 's a lot in colour psychology , and I , I 'm not into it . |
| 7 | It is always necessary to set it against a more general background or to establish the conventions and limitations adopted by the makers of these small and almost two-dimensional objects . |
| 8 | ‘ Our EIS software will extract validated data and convert it into a more user-friendly form — charts , graphs and tables — allowing ‘ drill down ’ to greater levels of detail within a subject . |
| 9 | Instead of dragging it back into a tight knot in the nape of her neck , she twisted it into a more becoming coil , leaving the tendrils which had been twisted in the curl rags , to curl prettily round her face . |
| 10 | It is relatively brief , as can be seen by comparing it with a more recent competitor for the same market , H. W. Janson 's A History of Art , which is more than twice the length and has more illustrations ( 928 in 1962 ) . |
| 11 | He has forgiven himself and others have forgiven him and he views life from a new angle , rebuilding it with a more solid base . |
| 12 | His state is built on ideology ; to replace it with a more liberal system might only hasten Moscow 's nightmare — irresistible momentum towards a reunited Germany . |
| 13 | It is therefore investigating ways of updating its membership system and replacing it with a more sophisticated means of holding members ' names , addresses and other information , the idea being that in future members receive only what interests them . |
| 14 | The county council had wanted to demolish the towering and elegant stone-built landmark and replace it with a more functional concrete and steel structure . |
| 15 | This system of learning is very different for some students and it might help at the beginning of the academic year to introduce them to it in a more measured way and look at points of pressure during the year and see if they can be released without lowering standards |
| 16 | ‘ So if we rebuilt it in a more palatial style we could make a real killing when we sold it . |
| 17 | Example The topic " Islamic elements in Byron 's poetry " could be given greater interest and significance by placing it in a more general discussion of " foreignness " in British Romantic texts . |
| 18 | De Gaulle had not set out to destroy the EEC , but to remould it in a more appropriate form , where the ‘ ambiguities ’ and ‘ mistakes ’ which he believed to be contained within the Treaty of Rome would be eliminated . |
| 19 | bloody blue moon and you may not be worth putting on your and calling every six weeks Mandy , but , it might be worth asking it in a more open way . |
| 20 | If possible it is probably helpful to leave the draft for a time , so that the drafter can return to it later and view it from a more detached position . |
| 21 | Similarly in the Middle East the Americans , while valuing the British presence ( notably the base at Suez ) , were looking beyond it to a more comprehensive defence system . |
| 22 | Newman had kept the conversation general , fending Evelyn off when she tried to bring it on a more personal basis . |
| 23 | As a by-product of perestroika , Moscow is keen to reduce and restructure its aid to Nicaragua , and to put it on a more commercial footing . |
| 24 | That will put it on a more commercial footing and help to maintain its professional independence . |