Example sentences of "[vb base] it [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Albert Dock was constructed in 1881 ; extending from the Victoria Dock it completed a water channel across the whole of the southern promontory . |
| 2 | You say it gets a bit busier about two o'clock . |
| 3 | You know some say it had a trunk |
| 4 | Officially it is for ‘ consultations ’ but the usual reliable sources say it follows a series of death threats by white bigots who were displeased when he said the South African-controlled Koevoet paramilitary forces were ‘ on a turkey shoot ’ against Swapo guerrillas . |
| 5 | The company say it has a 40% worldwide market share with 300 companies using its stuff . |
| 6 | Whatever the critics say it seems a lot of people will be picking up a copy just to see what might have happened to the De Winters . |
| 7 | In the first place it financed a boom , helping to win the last election . |
| 8 | ‘ I want it to make a cradle . ’ |
| 9 | Others want it to become a museum , preserving forever a taste of a thousand years of incarceration |
| 10 | But for this kind of use think about the design of your pack and whether or not you want it to have a frame . |
| 11 | If we all want it put a stop to , will the government do something about it , or will it be like you said , Mr. Gerrard ? |
| 12 | Recent demonstrations show it has a keyboard reduced to just a few large buttons and a flip-up 4-inch , backlit colour LCD screen . |
| 13 | I hope it sells a lot , for the book offers well-organised help in handling the native language , a skill that seems to be held in contempt by some teachers and academics . |
| 14 | If that were all , I 'd applaud it as a wise and public-spirited action and I hope it starts a trend . |
| 15 | and then cut some bacon up , put that in saucepan just let it brown a bit |
| 16 | It does n't sound quite so good when you put it at that sort of level , cause it puts a school at risk , but of course there 's no reason why a county council should n't borrow considerably more than this council does , looked at on accounting principle , unless I 'm wrong , and Mr I 'm going to call in a minute , will correct me if I am . |
| 17 | I know that the number of black athletes running for London Irish causes some amusement but the club is absolutely ideal for the young or up-and-coming athlete , and the people who run it deserve a lot of credit . |
| 18 | The Corrado 's chassis is first class , but watch it attacking a series of bends and it 's hard to understand why . |
| 19 | To take this initiative and extend it to include a range of interests which they can use , whether or not they are employed in the future , might help them to be on a more equal footing with their peers who have not been in public care . |
| 20 | I know it sounds a bit potty , but why should n't we do that ? |
| 21 | I know it sounds a bit sick in the head , but it 's not , it 's not really sick … anybody who does daring things , they could n't suddenly stop doing them … |
| 22 | ‘ Well , I know it sounds a bit odd , but what other reason could he have had ? ’ |
| 23 | I know it sounds a bit actorish and pretentious to say that but it 's a it 's a hundred and ten per cent passion . |
| 24 | You remember it had a glass skylight ? |
| 25 | And as we mentioned last Sunday night this word witness it means a martyr , it means giving one 's life . |
| 26 | I suppose it made a change from Stilton . |
| 27 | I suppose it makes a change from the last English match I saw which was Carlisle v Norwich in the Coca Cola cup last season , 2–2 it ended . |
| 28 | We really believe in what we 're doing , we believe it has a meaning other than making money or that it 's a cool showbiz job . |
| 29 | Now I find it gets a bit tedious sometimes . ’ |
| 30 | They find it takes a lot of water ‘ to rinse off the soap ’ . |