Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | According to J.L. Missika and D. Wolton , politicians were suspicious of broadcasting and governments allotted it scanty credits ; at the same time , governments encouraged the cultural vocation of television , and information ministers ( including Mitterrand ) accepted arguments from engineers in favour of a high-definition standard of television that was technically satisfying but increased costs . |
2 | ‘ Other people called it International Times or even ‘ eye tee ’ ‘ , says Miles . |
3 | No , contrary to what Bill Graham says , Simon Carmody & Co. released it fucking ages ago . |
4 | Secondly , why is there imprisonment in England and Wales when the Government abolished it four years ago in Scotland ? |
5 | Her doctor called it rheumatoid arthritis . |
6 | Boswell measured the water journey from Glenelg as twelve miles ; the boatman called it six miles , confusing old logical Johnson with the assertion that a mile on the land equated to two on the sea . |
7 | Not one for the purists , they said … others labelled it soft porn . |