Example sentences of "it [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike a century ago , no longer is it considered a gentleman 's right to shoot anything he sees , too late to save some of our wildlife species . |
| 2 | It is just that it could have been more meaningful and less unpleasant had it felt a touch more like a pilgrimage than a harsh , faceless drive for productivity . |
| 3 | Well you 'll have to have it done a couple of times |
| 4 | Never in it 's entire history has it shot a gun in anger at a human being . |
| 5 | Has it got a film in it ? |
| 6 | Has n't it got a price on them ? |
| 7 | Has it got a name and address on the top corner is |
| 8 | Why has n't it got a modulator ? |
| 9 | Has it got a hole in it ? |
| 10 | I said , they 're just coming down the road , I said the first thing your father 'll say , has it got a plug on it ? |
| 11 | Has it got a DOS directory ? |
| 12 | Has it got a lot talking to Donna on the phone |
| 13 | Has it got a lock then ? |
| 14 | Not only has it got a place , I can say there are a lot of places where they are thriving and doing well , even close to Ipswich . ’ |
| 15 | turnpikes or toll-bars have been set up on the several great roads of England , beginning at London , and proceeding thro' almost all those dirty deep roads , in the midland counties especially ; at which turnpikes all carriages , droves of cattle , and travellers on horseback are obliged to pay an easy toll … in no place is it thought a burthen … the benefit of a good road abundantly making amends . |
| 16 | Did that commingling of unrelated flavours remind me of another dish , or had it produced a breakthrough in gastronomy ? |
| 17 | Why 's it called a tummyache ? |
| 18 | Why 's it called a tummyache ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why 's it called a drift ? ’ said Rufus , lighting another cigarette . |
| 20 | ‘ So why is it called a penalty ? ’ the Prime Minister asked . |
| 21 | Why is it called a rubber ? |
| 22 | Uproar , laughter , lots of silly grins and had it set a trend ? |
| 23 | Is it gone a bit easier ? |
| 24 | Has it gone a bit easier for you ? |
| 25 | ‘ Had it bled a lot ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ All I do know about the Spanish Civil War is it left a lot of scars that never healed . |
| 27 | Why was it kept a secret ? ’ |
| 28 | Mhm , and has it changed a lot do you think ? |
| 29 | Often this tag has been applied to the programme , but never , ever , has it held a vestige of truth . |