Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] it a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
| 2 | It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants . |
| 3 | Unsuccessful attempts were made in April to broaden Poland 's governing coalition , and to give it a stronger majority in parliament which would enable it to push through its budget proposals and economic reforms . |
| 4 | ‘ We are determined to uphold the law at Wellington and to keep it a drug-free zone , ’ said Mr Bone . |
| 5 | In the period after 1986 , many of those guesses were in the form of leveraged buy-outs , the use of debt finance to buy a firm from its existing shareholders and to make it a private company . |
| 6 | It is also possible , also without such misuse , not to call the second member an effect , but to call it a nomic correlate instead , as we have . |
| 7 | His hand hovered over the book as though to give it a second chance . |
| 8 | Wishful thinking : the statement ‘ If I could do anything I would implant the standards in his brain ’ may spark off more realistic ideas such as running a course to explain the standards ( perhaps in a country hotel so as to make it a pleasant experience ) . |