Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] it a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a standalone machine I would 've given it a fourth star . |
| 2 | His pen-and-ink drawings provided Minton with unrelieved amusement , as Lyttelton has recalled : Humphrey Lyttelton 's presence at Camberwell helped make it a centre for the beginnings of ‘ trad ’ , a jazz revival which replaced ‘ the polite and effete noise which had hitherto passed for genuine jazz ’ with a new vitality and energy . |
| 3 | She wants to see it a family home once again . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Neither partner has given it a thought for years , but let some outsider come barging in as though he owned the place and it 's war . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Since then , however , the creating of life peers has lent it a meritocratic rather than an aristocratic character and governments need no longer fear the exercise of its blocking power to the same extent . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | This has made it a little more possible to contemplate a Libertarian Ideal for television , but even more necessary to consider a Public Service Ideal for the press . |
| 13 | Mr Browne said : ‘ The challenger being put up has made it a tighter fight and is endangering the seat . ’ |
| 14 | This absorption gives the spectacular deep blue that has made it a popular material for ornaments since the Middle Ages . |
| 15 | ‘ All this has made it a very cut-throat market and we are probably the most competitive company . |
| 16 | Austria 's central location has made it a natural corridor for East-West trade for many years . |
| 17 | Egypt has made it a capital offence to receive military training abroad ; it has arrested dozens of returning veterans and tried 26 of them before a military court . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | This warmth , coupled with all the spectacular events , has made it a part of our lives we will never forget . |
| 20 | Although ‘ Rastaman Vibration ’ did not get universally good notices on release in 1976 , time has offered it a better response . |
| 21 | There can be little doubt that the survey since its modern inception has had a major impact on social research , and any history of social research has to award it a salient place . |
| 22 | Because he 's got this new system , he wants to use it a bit . |
| 23 | Hooker David Spiers , who played against Fiji and New Zealand , has called it a day long with lock John Robertsen , who was injured against France after appearing in the opening win over Fiji . |
| 24 | I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit |
| 25 | But I do n't really want to compete in that world ; I want to do it a bit differently , something a bit more personal . |
| 26 | Or maybe maybe that is n't the first thing you want to do , if you want to do it a different way , do it whichever makes more sense to you . |
| 27 | ‘ If we can prove this works , ’ Mr Dowding said , ‘ I am sure there are a lot of other farmers who want to give it a try and are just waiting . |
| 28 | I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again . |
| 29 | ‘ When talent comes through you want to give it a chance , ’ said Gooch . |
| 30 | ‘ Want to give it a parking ticket ? ’ said Jimmy from his chair . |