Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] it a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither partner has given it a thought for years , but let some outsider come barging in as though he owned the place and it 's war . |
| 2 | Egypt has made it a capital offence to receive military training abroad ; it has arrested dozens of returning veterans and tried 26 of them before a military court . |
| 3 | This warmth , coupled with all the spectacular events , has made it a part of our lives we will never forget . |
| 4 | Hooker David Spiers , who played against Fiji and New Zealand , has called it a day long with lock John Robertsen , who was injured against France after appearing in the opening win over Fiji . |
| 5 | Thousands of travellers are expected at the event , even though a court has refused it a music licence . |
| 6 | I mean I think shrinking the broadsheet width has spoilt it a lot . |
| 7 | Digital Equipment Corp reports that the state of Kentucky has awarded it a $10m contract to manage and provide technical and other support for state-wide educational reform ; the pact will enable DEC to start implementing a plan it developed as project consultant with the state education department — it plans to create the infrastructure for a state-wide information highway providing equitable access to technology and information throughout eight regional centres , 176 school districts and 1,400 schools across Kentucky ; the state 's public schools were declared unconstitutional in 1989 , primarily because of funding inequities between rich and poor school districts , and the new system is part of a wider plan to overhaul state schools ; it will be a model for other states in the use of technology in education reform . |
| 8 | ‘ Knowing Aubrey , I doubt he 's given it a thought , ’ he said . |
| 9 | He 's taken it a step further too … producing a microchip that carries the individual voice pattern . |
| 10 | ‘ Maybe , man , but he 's left it a bit late , eh ? ’ |