Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] and [verb] it a " in BNC.

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1 By 1065 he had conquered Toledo and made it a Christian — Moorish fief owing allegiance to Leon .
2 a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish .
3 The Sheikha got up and stood in the door , thanking God and declaring it a fine day .
4 He wrote again , a careful , stilted letter , expressing gratitude for the help he had received and suggesting they shook hands and called it a day .
5 If you do not know what a tree or shrub is , exercise clemency and give it a year 's grace to demonstrate its worth before you turn it over to the axeman .
6 In the end he slippered Pickerage and called it a day .
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