Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] it a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I love it knitted in three or four strands of fine polyester thread in a mixture of colours for a really light and summery confection , or make it very plain and simple to wear with my latest love , a pleated double jacquard skirt in light summery yarn ( or make it a two-ply wool for warmer wear ) . |
| 2 | Either let your hair dry naturally or give it a quick blast with a diffuser/dryer . |
| 3 | What is questionable is whether Gandhi hypostasizes Religion or gives it a referential connotation in the same way as Tillich does by his use of the term Ultimate Concern . |
| 4 | It is necessary to examine the idea of coalitionism and the political forces that made it a powerful alternative before considering its direct impact on the Unionist party . |
| 5 | The fact that a scheme could be contrived that made it a working possibility for the majority of the disabled to acquire a motor car of their choice and to finance the purchase , including insurance and repair , from the allowance , was a staggering revelation to economists and particularly to the socialists of the time who regarded private enterprise as the kiss of death . |
| 6 | AND ALL THAT made it a busy year for Autocar & Motor . |
| 7 | She said please in a way that made it a special request of her own . |
| 8 | The leaves of this tree are rather common fossils , striped with longitudinal veins that give it a superficial resemblance to the leaf of an iris . |
| 9 | A combined series of moves that give it a keen cutting edge ; an experience to be remembered and savoured ; a problem that takes both skills and nerve to solve . |
| 10 | In this particular instance it is representational , as the ‘ performance mode ’ is , for the child is required to describe in action whatever the teacher suggests ( as in the example above , ‘ So you go to the bathroom and turn the doorknob ’ ) , but the ‘ exercise mode ’ has other characteristics that give it a special mental quality . |
| 11 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
| 12 | All Connor did was to add a preservative to this enzyme that gave it a few months ' shelf life . |
| 13 | And it 's earning the chocolate-coloured Labrador that wrote it a worldwide reputation . |
| 14 | The tower stands at the point of a great confluence of the coursing magical energies of the vortex , a fact that lends it a greater strength than any creation of mere bricks and mortar . |
| 15 | So that makes it a one-one . |
| 16 | One feature of the Antares that gained it a helpful blast of publicity when it was launched was the novel electronic throttle . |
| 17 | This can be a two-way flow ; a good home base can help to create contentment , and at the same time personal satisfaction in life will feed back into the home and make it a pleasant environment for others . |
| 18 | ‘ He has long arms and I think he 'll use them to hold me off and make it a long bout . |
| 19 | ‘ Who 'll come in tae ma wee hoose , tae ma wee hoose tae ma wee hoose ; for who 'll come in tae ma wee hoose and make it a wee bit bigger ! ’ |
| 20 | In late 1991 LIFFE revised its ECU bond contract specifications in an attempt to increase its liquidity and make it a viable product rather than delisting it . |
| 21 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 22 | Therefore , if you really want to move the business forward and make it a great business , you 've got to live it . |
| 23 | We must sacrifice the most valued possession among us and make it a burnt offering . |
| 24 | Right come the morning arrived and and somebody else I ca n't remember who though , and there we were all ready to go and were walking with the press into the massive great shed where they roll the paper and make it a massive place the size of a couple of football pitches , we were just going in the door and somebody said to me they 're no gon na be using their flash guns are they ? |
| 25 | I want you to take this neck and make it a neck-through-body Strat-style guitar . ’ |
| 26 | In the last months of 1989 the people of Central and Eastern Europe take it upon themselves to address the future and make it a different place to be in . |
| 27 | propel it along and make it a little bit different to the book erm with some of the other things , I mean for example if you erm get stuff off , I do n't know , for example people like Ian erm |
| 28 | Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place . |
| 29 | Surely the Minister feels some embarrassment about the fact that a former Minister at his Department bought a Guyanese asset for £9.7 million and sold it a few months later for £62 million worth of shares ? |
| 30 | I think it 's about time we actually put that word back into the dictionary and made it a good word to have . |