Example sentences of "[vb pp] it a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why the Campaign for Real Ale has named it a regional Pub of the year , an honour the 86 year old landlady is delighted to accept . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , you should have done it a long time ago ; you need a rest . ’ |
| 3 | Some boards have made it a procedural requirement in their regulations that evidence of title to a property be produced in support of the application for permanent transfer , where the existing licence holder 's consent is not forthcoming , or where there are conflicting applications by prospective transferees . |
| 4 | It remains to decide whether the Unionists would have accepted fusion if Lloyd George could have made it a real option in 1920 . |
| 5 | The world shortage and price rises had made it a rare delicacy for ordinary citizens , but David Laing liked to sip and swig constantly . |
| 6 | The since Terry took over the ground everything 's been refurbished and new crush rails put up you know , and he seems to have made it a good ground . |
| 7 | Ever since the aborted rebel Wallaby tour to South Africa in 1987 , French had made it a personal goal to see the Springboks return to the international stage . |
| 8 | It is largely self-sufficient in coal , chemicals , and fish , and the recent discovery and exploitation of oil in the North Sea has made it a net exporter of the substance . |
| 9 | This absorption gives the spectacular deep blue that has made it a popular material for ornaments since the Middle Ages . |
| 10 | Since the formation of the first such combine in 1968 , comprising six units of production with a total of around 6,000 individual members , the Mondragon planners have made it a recommended practice to group individual cooperatives into such units . |
| 11 | Austria 's central location has made it a natural corridor for East-West trade for many years . |
| 12 | Yeah , I 've noticed it a wee bit |
| 13 | Personally , I have always thought it a great mistake to expect young people to be interested in politics . |
| 14 | Lugh had never thought it a good idea , and he had said so at the time , only nobody had listened . |
| 15 | She had thought it a foolproof notion , but had slipped up on detail , like so many . |
| 16 | And I and when you 've had it a long time you |
| 17 | Well we 've had it a long time do n't know how long it lasts . |
| 18 | ‘ We 'd only had it a short time but it was very tame and friendly . |
| 19 | Got it a tiny bit cheaper for you there sir . |
| 20 | But Ms Hilary Armstrong , education spokesman for Labour and North West Durham MP , called it a desperate measure to save Mr Fallon 's parliamentary seat . |
| 21 | sort of , the , the last pair went , went on and on and on , it got to twelve o'clock and the the , the landlord said right that 's it he said I 'm closing down no matter what , he said I 'd , I 've , he was n't eleven o'clock on , he said that 's it I ca n't keep it open any longer , so they closed it down , we called the game off , called it a boring match , they came down the club , fucking played them there , thrashed them out of sight first four games , no first five games , five nil , straight away , wahey , fucking walloped them , walloped their that was the , that was the league champion 's as well , Post Office in Grantham |
| 22 | He must have been trying to hide the feelings that the sight of Rocamar conjured up , for he himself had dubbed it a romantic dream — and the dream had failed . |
| 23 | I have always found it a great advantage to loathe my political opponents . |
| 24 | Zoologists have found the animal difficult to classify in either the genus Felis or Panthera and have given it a new genus , hence Neofelis nebula . |
| 25 | Membership of the EC started the trend , and the break-up of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union has given it a new lease of life as fledgling democracies create markets ripe for exploitation . |
| 26 | Owen uses the story of the binding of Isaac to comment on the war in which he was fighting , and has given it a vicious twist at the end . |
| 27 | The project is currently awaiting a green light from the government in Brasilia — which , aware of the need to counteract a reputation as the world 's ecological villain has given it a favourable hearing . |
| 28 | ‘ I may as well confess , I had n't given it a single thought . ’ |
| 29 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 30 | ‘ They 've even given it a full display window , Folly . |