Example sentences of "[vb base] it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And if you pick one of these creatures up and place it a little distance away on the surface of the water , all its fellows will see is that it vanished , and reappeared elsewhere . |
| 2 | ‘ Count it a Polar bear , ’ said Titty . |
| 3 | I count it a double honour to represent Framlingham this afternoon and to offer you a welcome back , a welcome into our homes which we look forward to seeing you on Saturday and we are so thrilled to think that so many of you have made the journey back to visit us and I echo the sentiments of another speaker , do n't let it be so long before you come again . |
| 4 | We consider it a great honour for all members of the band and bugles . |
| 5 | You only op open it a certain way . |
| 6 | We opt for The Baker 's Wife at the Phoenix and all vote it a definite winner , and I wonder again at the jaundiced palate of critics who gave it a fair old drubbing when it first trotted out . |
| 7 | You must save the file and give it a recognised DOS filename for a permanent record of your work . |
| 8 | Give it a rich soil in full sun and it will pay for its keep a thousandfold . |
| 9 | A certain proportion of " amusing " recipes and chic asides " get your rabbits sent from Dartmoor " give it a distinct sniff of the fashion-magazine hostess style . |
| 10 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 11 | Doing fair copies of written work , infrequently and not as a punishment , can be useful ; but give it a real purpose . |
| 12 | For instance , Stravinsky 's Symphonies of Wind Instruments ends with nine bars based on the chord progressions E minor , D minor , and C major , but by adding foreign diatonic notes to each chord he forms small clusters which obscure the harmony and give it a mysterious fascination . |
| 13 | The horns and its clean , tapering head also give it a close resemblance to the dainty Kerry cattle of Ireland and individual Gloucesters often look almost exactly like the Kerry about the head . |
| 14 | And you can report that because this baby 's going to need to go to hospital right so those are the three things you do , you raise the room temperature , erm you cuddle the baby close to your own body which should be warm , removing any excess layers , you can then wrap a blanket around yourself and the baby , if you can , give it a warm drink but you , you may , may not be able to do that , you take the baby 's temperature and you seek medical advice right Is that quite clear ? |
| 15 | Give it a relaxing cup of coffee , and it may start inventing a brilliantly satirical speech for the next Sales Conference . |
| 16 | As it would not fit into the studio , and also to soften the image , and hence give it a greater depth of field , Ray Cusick and Christopher Barry agreed to have all the shots of the model done on film , realising that video would show definition too harshly , making the model look too much like a model . |
| 17 | A well-informed horseman simply had to grasp the horse 's head firmly and give it a sharp turn and back him out of the area that had been contaminated by the jading substance . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The spiny anteater , too , has a long pointed snout , but its spines give it a superficial resemblance to a hedgehog rather than to another typical anteater . |
| 20 | I give it a grander title : it is the virtue of political integrity . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Finally , with the government now reinstalled , all that remains is to overhaul Central Office , and give it a thorough spring cleaning . |
| 23 | The rich brown enamelled finish with brown glass splash back give it a distinctive style which certainly is n't ordinary . |
| 24 | The unusual-looking leaves give it a distinctive appearance . |
| 25 | Give it a good-sized pot , regular watering and feeding and the occasional leaf shine and you ca n't go wrong . |
| 26 | ‘ If so , give it a little milk to keep it quiet . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't need to erm elaborate much more Okay , the give it , give it a mechanical structure , well that does n't necessarily apply to some of the things that we 've done but it does to other parts and if you 're gon na discuss somebody 's model , think about it in the real world . |
| 28 | Instead he was confronted by the tall , dark man whose hand was extended ready to clamp on to the sergeant 's and give it a hearty shake as if he were an old friend . |
| 29 | Oh give it a good rub . |
| 30 | A high six-iron was the mutual decision , since there was just a gentle breeze to hold the ball up and give it a good chance to stop quickly . |