Example sentences of "[vb past] it a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm and it 's malleable , you can hammer it , you can hammer it into shapes and panel beat it a car or bits of lead you could dress it , you can tap it with a . |
| 2 | When the Z variables were included in the equation , Merrick called it a test of conditional ‘ causality ’ , while if the current values of X ( and Z ) were included in the equation , Merrick termed it a test of instantaneous ‘ causality ’ . |
| 3 | He jerked it a couple of times , and somewhere inside the cavernous depths a bell jangled loudly . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm rather lame people in the village say you 've caught arthritis , and I caught it a year or two ago but my brain has n't entirely given out . |
| 5 | Yes , you mentioned it a couple of times , put there was no-one really keeping a watch on the clock . |
| 6 | I 'm glad I did n't buy a sling because I only used it a couple of times . |
| 7 | I used it a lot mixed with transoxide yellow when painting in rock outcrops . |
| 8 | The phrase gave him satisfaction ; he used it a lot . |
| 9 | They certainly used it a lot . |
| 10 | The drinks machine was in the passage leading to the library and sometimes one or other of them would sit down for a break , and she found it a relief to talk to a real human being . |
| 11 | The water was cool and refreshing ; Melissa found it a relief to stretch and exercise her limbs after the hours spent poring over books . |
| 12 | Yet , perversely , she found it a relief that he kept his distance . |
| 13 | I found it a bit disturbing sometimes but I just had to accept it . |
| 14 | Contains lots of currants , but testers found it a bit dry . |
| 15 | I found it a bit stilted , but Ted thought it warm . |
| 16 | I found it a bit too hypnotic for comfort . |
| 17 | I found it a bit odd that a sensible girl should write about them in that — that romantic way . ’ |
| 18 | Having read what the Queen 's Speech says on matters of foreign policy , I must say that I found it a bit of a mish-mash . |
| 19 | In the farmhouse he practised putting on the gaiters and found it a struggle . |
| 20 | Buckley says she has never been aware of a problem of discrimination in the company , at least in a corporate sense , ‘ but I think a lot of men found it a problem ’ . |
| 21 | One couple ( an ex-diplomat and his wife ) , who wanted to come to Italy without having to drive , found it a strain to be polite and conversational all day . |
| 22 | Charles found it a strain and was relieved when the meal was over and he felt he could decently leave . |
| 23 | We gave up the written report quite frankly because we found it a waste of time . |
| 24 | Once I had said that I found it a lot easier to speak to her . |
| 25 | I found it a lot easier . |
| 26 | When I first visited Yad Vashem in 1978 , I found it a place of unanswerable accusation . |
| 27 | Diana found it a place of ‘ dead energy ’ and grew to despise the smooth evasions and subtle equivocations employed by courtiers , particularly when she asked them directly about her fiancé 's former relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles . |
| 28 | We spent ten days on the island and found it a place of contrasts . |
| 29 | I think the other thing also , I found it a disadvantage actually having it on the table , I think if I 'd just left it on the like that |
| 30 | All those who watched found it an experience which transcended that of an amateur play . |