Example sentences of "[verb] it the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its size and distinctive black and white markings have earned it the title of panda of the dolphin world , which portrays its lovable , almost cuddly qualities . |
| 2 | The beauty of its setting and its predominantly stone buildings , allied with its intellectual traditions , have justly earned it the title of ‘ Athens of the North ’ . |
| 3 | It is a handsome plant , one of the tallest of the umbelliferous herbs , with a strong distinctive , celery-like flavour which has earned it the name of the " Maggi " herb in Italy . |
| 4 | Erm you know , five years hence , we do n't want it in five years hence , we want it the end of this year , early next year . |
| 5 | And if you show it the sweep of a gravel drive framed by cypresses and a manicured lawn , it will usher you elegantly to the ball . |
| 6 | The previous week she had posted it on Tuesday , having written it the day after Effie 's death in a white heat of sorrow and indignation . |
| 7 | Let the pie rest for 5–10 min before serving , or wait until it is cold , but be sure to serve it the day of making or the meringue may begin to weep . |
| 8 | Littlewoods ' 25% would give it the size to be able to rival Great Universal Stores , the clear market leader on 40% . |
| 9 | BT 's new alliance should also give it the sort of access to the American market it has long been seeking . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't care how good the idea is , I do n't like you and wo n't give it the time of day . ’ |
| 11 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 12 | The security man swung open the door to the boardroom where the party had taken place and switched on the lights , revealing the room as Blanche and Dexter had last seen it the day after the killing . |
| 13 | A tribute to the horse and people who 've made it the home of National Hunt racing . |
| 14 | The sheer scale of the service sector has made it the focus for attack by the proponents of the de-industrialisation thesis . |
| 15 | The city itself needs no introduction for its beauty , theatres , galleries and restaurants , pubs and annual Festivals , which assures it the reputation of a truly international city . |
| 16 | It might have been oh so different had Northern Ireland capitalised on that early lead but instead they treated it like a hot potato and the two points were not safe until the Finish referee heralded it the Finish of the game . |
| 17 | The earliest large-scale sculpture we have in limestone or marble does not go with the earliest Daedalic ; but the wide acceptance of such an individual style is most naturally explained by supposing it the creation of one artist or school producing major works at major sanctuaries . |
| 18 | He who shall find his field , or his vineyard , or his garden , desert , let him incontinently enter thereon ; and he who shall find his husbanded , let him pay him that hath cultivated it the cost of his labour , and of the seed which he hath sown therein , and remain with his heritage , according to the law of the Moors . |
| 19 | SunSoft Inc has reportedly moved up its Solaris 2.1 symmetric multi-processing announcement : we 're now told to expect it the week of November 2 . |
| 20 | Now here you got minus six plus four take the smaller from the larger and give it the sign of a larger . |
| 21 | When the signs are the same if they 're two pluses you add them and it 's plus if they 're both minus you add them and it 's minus here you take the smaller from the larger and give it the sign of a larger . |
| 22 | It 's a a a re a really nice restaurant but you can pick all your food raw and they just , there 's a chef cooking , and you just get one of these plates , you can have as many helpings as you want , they serve you a cold starter and a hot starter but there 's a buffet that 's about half the size of our club and one side of it it 's all fish on a wet fish slab , and steak , and veal , and chicken and so there 's every sort of meat you can think of , and you can pick a wooden platter full of it , so you go and give it the chef with this number that they give you and then they come serve you with whatever you want . |
| 23 | Britain has a massive advantage in natural resources that give it the potential to be at the forefront of renewable energy generation . |
| 24 | The Sword of Justice is encrusted with ancient Dwarf Runes which give it the power of unswerving accuracy and deadly retribution . |
| 25 | And this was the day to do it the Women of the North lunch in Harrogate , like the Woman of the Year in London ‘ only much friendlier and more fun ’ according to a lady who 'd been to both . |
| 26 | I tend to do it the weekend before the month starts . |
| 27 | You could have called it the year of their persecution : |
| 28 | They 've called it the Fellowship of Christian Spiritualists of 24 Stranraer Gardens , and they have a lot of fun , singing and dancing and playing the tambourine in the back room downstairs . |
| 29 | The ancients called it the God of the Underworld . |
| 30 | Early writers called it the battle of Branxton , but Flodden came to be preferred , probably because of balladeers like Sir Walter Scott and Jane Elliott ( The Flowers of the Forest ) . |