Example sentences of "[vb base] it an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nannies consider it an essential part of their job to buy hundreds and hundreds of scented nappy disposal sacks . |
| 2 | ‘ Auctioneers in general consider it an unworkable scheme which will create absolute chaos to the services provided by livestock auctioneers to the agricultural community , ’ said Mr Heslop . |
| 3 | We 'll try install , bu but give it an explicit path . |
| 4 | There are some special features about the Klasies River Mouth site , which this book draws attention to , that give it an important place on maps of the prehistoric world . |
| 5 | The most vociferously opposed union maintains that all the problems could be solved were the government to remove the PTT from the financial tutelage of the finance ministry and give it an independent budget . |
| 6 | It may be full of microbes and rotting vegetation , but these are natural and organic and only give it an attractive flavour . |
| 7 | The political crisis which vastly increased its recruitment could not help but give it an unusual character . |
| 8 | The Trinity has remained the kingpin of Greek and Russian spirituality but in the West it has tended to retreat to the sidelines and many find it an impossible concept : God is seen as One and Jesus often becomes a sort of divine friend in a vision which robs the Christian mystery of much of its transcendent power . |
| 9 | The fact is that most parents find discipline one of the most difficult parts of their job ; not a few find it an impossible task — especially at particular periods of their children 's lives . |
| 10 | Yet some people seem to learn to live with imperfection and others find it an impenetrable barrier . |
| 11 | I find it an interesting drive . |
| 12 | This Meeting know they have no title to impose a Tax upon the Community at large towards this purpose , but they feel it an indispensible duty to express how desirable it would be for the use and service of the inhabitabts of Islay . |
| 13 | Its varied character , bird life and rich ground flora , including wild daffodils , make it an enchanting place . |
| 14 | Those high failure rates make it an efficient way of screening out teenagers who might later fail a university course . |
| 15 | It is hoped to have another polo match here next year and perhaps make it an annual event . |
| 16 | To what extent does its dependence on charitable donations make it an involuntary party in the game of denial ? |
| 17 | What makes Sanskrit unique is not just its structure , grammar or syntax , though all these qualities make it an enviable language for use by computer scientists . |
| 18 | Its cable cars , soaring hills and profusion of bars and restaurants neverthless make it an abiding favourite with tourists . |
| 19 | Above all , make it an enjoyable experience ! |
| 20 | The uneven profile of the Situationist group and its existential fragmentation together with the eclectic and impromptu formal character of the artefacts they produced , as I have suggested above , make it an ideal type for the postmodernist critic . |
| 21 | All along its sides the railway is flanked by grass verges and small scrubby bushes which make it an ideal habitat for wild flowers and birds so keep looking for these as you walk along . |
| 22 | The capacity and speed of optoelectronics make it an ideal means for simplifying switching and routing with optical networking a possibility for perhaps 10 years time — a prospect that researchers from University College are currently co-researching with British Telecommunications Plc in Harlow . |
| 23 | Most of the present problems of industrial societies are felt acutely in the United Kingdom , which make it an ideal starting point for comparative research and analysis . |
| 24 | As a bonus , water has particular electro-chemical qualities that make it an ideal reagent in many of life 's metabolic processes . |
| 25 | The fact that Redcar is not a yuppie haven nor affects green welly pretension like certain places nearer Darlington make it an obvious target for sarcastic wit . |
| 26 | These relatively low interest rates make it an attractive source of finance to borrowers , and the fact that it is a non-profit-making organization means that it can involve itself in socially oriented projects which may have long pay-off periods . |
| 27 | I refer here to cases in which sexual behaviour or play with other children becomes obsessive in nature and frequency — or where it is imposed against the wishes of other children involved ; cases in which masturbation becomes a near-total preoccupation , or is carried out in circumstances which make it an aggressive act or one of attention-seeking ; or those in which the very nature of sexual activity shows that its implications are fully understood regardless of age . |
| 28 | Gould was charmed by these little parrots whose ‘ extreme cheerfulness of disposition and sprightliness of manner ’ he said ‘ render it an especial favourite with all who have had an opportunity of seeing it alive ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ I think it an excellent idea , ’ Athelstan murmured . |
| 30 | the thing is , you see , if we do it an American flavour I mean , people expect heavy rock music in an |