Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] it a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm . |
| 2 | Additionally , training and riding a horse teaches it a whole range of new habits in relation to its work and us . |
| 3 | The GXA Gaintec S3 graphics accelerator card makes it a good Windows workhorse . |
| 4 | There is more than a hint of classical Greece in the architecture , and the blue river seen through the sand-coloured columns gives it a Mediterranean freshness . |
| 5 | Tony tries and with his eyes watering declares it a good noggin . |
| 6 | Sunday 's dynamic , no-nonsense , no-holds barred mood makes it a go-ahead time . |
| 7 | Mercury is a small planet , which combined with its small angular separation from the Sun makes it a difficult planet to observe . |
| 8 | Anyone fancying a repeat of Hazy Days on the Far East Buttress might be interested to know that current opinion gives it a serious E5 6b grading . |
| 9 | They say BA already dominates at Heathrow and the takeover gives it a big foothold at Gatwick as well . |
| 10 | Although situated near an industrial area , its location on the banks of the Tennant Canal makes it a tranquil and memorable site . |
| 11 | A petition can not be heard until at least fourteen days have elapsed since the petition was served on the debtor and the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement ( r 6.18(1) ) unless it appears that the debtor has absconded or the court thinks it a proper case for an expedited hearing , or the debtor consents ( r 6.18(2) ) . |
| 12 | Nikolaus Pevsner gives it a whole page in his Buildings of England series , which is praise indeed . |
| 13 | Hegel articulates a philosophical structure of the appropriation of the other as a form of knowledge which uncannily simulates the project of nineteenth-century imperialism ; the construction of knowledges which all operate through forms of expropriation and incorporation of the other mimics it a conceptual level the geographical and economic absorption of the non-European world by the West . |
| 14 | The discovery that he will have to master house-training as well as overcome serious temperament problems makes it a difficult task . |
| 15 | Unix , meanwhile , derives its greatest unequivocal advantage from kernel robustness , where its maturity earns it a high degree of reliability . |
| 16 | But this organisation makes it a permanent pleasure for blind and partially sighted people . ’ |
| 17 | The group is strong because it has access to power through its institutional involvement with the state , which is why Becker calls it a corporate bourgeoisie . |
| 18 | sorts of different exchange situations gives it a specious advantage over other media of exchange . |
| 19 | And when my father gives it a little thought he 'll realise it is now September and that my time off is likely to creep into next year , which will make a much longer period owing to me . ’ |
| 20 | Its direct-drive 33hp electric motor gives it a good top speed of 74mph and a range of 90 miles : more than enough , says Renault , for the average commuter 's entire week 's travel . |
| 21 | You may have some if you have any dental fillings ; it is also used as a contact in telephone circuits and its malleability makes it a useful substitute for platinum in jewellery . |
| 22 | Thus , for example , the price of a rural railway line should be less than the private marginal cost if society judges it a good thing to protect the living standards of people in remote areas or to foster a sense of national cohesion . |
| 23 | The bill makes it a criminal offence , punishable by a £1,000 fine , for a lender to try to force a mortgage applicant to use the lender 's own services . |
| 24 | It is a fun glitzy read , and I hope Pan gives it a decent jacket . |
| 25 | The ideal toy is very light , so that only a small amount of effort moves it a long way , and very soft , so that sharp feline claws and teeth can sink into it in a satisfying way . |
| 26 | But , whereas Mrs Thatcher gave the Tory construction of this new political subject a rampantly individualist inflection , Mr Major gives it a decent and respectable mobile working-class voice . |
| 27 | Its full-length widows give the appearance , appropriately enough , of a power house , and the quantity of glass gives it a modern , almost Bauhaus feel . |
| 28 | The distribution of PCNA in the cell cycle makes it a useful marked for proliferating cells : increasing through G 1 , peaking at the G 1 /S phase interface , decreasing through G 2 , and reaching low levels ( which are virtually undetectable by immunocytochemical methods ) in M phase and quiescent ( G ) cells . |
| 29 | Clematis armandii Apple Blossom The foliage of this evergreen clematis makes it a useful screening plant in sheltered areas . |
| 30 | Geoff makes it a first |