Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amount of fat we actually need is staggeringly low at 5 grams ( less than a quarter of an ounce ) per day , providing it contains the right kind of fatty acids . |
| 2 | After only a very few years of teaching it becomes the twenty-first or the forty-ninth . |
| 3 | Free pre-school places for those wishing it remains the main plank of Labour 's education policy and would eat up the vast majority of the extra £4 million the party would spend while still staying within Government capping levels . |
| 4 | In so doing it rejects the classical vision of the company which defines the interests of the company as those of the shareholders , who are the only members of the company . |
| 5 | Everton boss Howard Kendall is reluctant to allow a quality player to depart , but with the club almost £4 m in debt and gates falling it seems the only way he can gather sufficient funds . |
| 6 | As the year turns all sides are holding their breath and hoping it brings the good news the region needs to hear . |