Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] it a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I might be prepared to give it a try . ’ |
| 2 | They were prepared to compromise because they I 'm sure that you know you ca n't imagine them not being really but because they 're such erm they were outraged at this machine but they were prepared to give it a try but the way it was bulldozed through that once the machine was there there was no choice then and almost you know get going boys get more and more and more slate you know greed they felt the employer was being greedy at the expense of quality . |
| 3 | I put it to Paul and he decided he was prepared to give it a go . ’ |
| 4 | He 's still a little wobbly on his feet , but he 's prepared to give it a go . |
| 5 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |
| 6 | ‘ All right , Seb , I 'm willing to give it a try . |
| 7 | As he reached the spot where Josh Cornock was likewise occupied , he heaved the elver scoop from the water and was delighted to find it a quarter full of the writhing silver baby eels . |
| 8 | It 's too early to call it a breakthrough but it is different because it does n't set out to kill tumours , it stops the process which spreads them . |
| 9 | It would not be appropriate to make it a condition of sale , as is required by new clause 4 , that new companies should participate in the existing pension scheme . |
| 10 | It 's difficult to tell which wines will win , and easy to say when wine is good , but it takes that little bit extra to make it a winner . |
| 11 | Rhoda Brocklebank had a part too , although he found it hard to give it a name . |
| 12 | It is rather unfortunate to call it a force because it is n't one . |
| 13 | You were right to give it a miss , my friend . |
| 14 | The presence in the Ashcroft mosaic of the same four-peltae device as is visible in the mosaics of Frocester and North Leigh suggests that it also might be included , but in its neat execution and possession of a form of " squat-urn " it is better to consider it a product of the former unitary group . |
| 15 | The great majority are not even aware of it , let alone able to give it a name . |
| 16 | After spending considerable effort getting the boiler back into working order it was important to give it a steam test , obtain an insurance certificate and get it back on the chassis so that it could be used to haul trains . |
| 17 | By 1800 hours we are able to call it a day . |
| 18 | Connoisseurs who heard tape copies were also suspicious of the vocal mannerisms ; but engineers at the National Sound Archive were able to declare it a forgery the moment they heard it , for an unassailable technical reason . |
| 19 | It 's not right to call it a boulder problem ; it has 16 moves and is 25 feet long . |
| 20 | Actually it would be more accurate to call it a tutor ‘ hut ’ since our class is based in one of those ‘ temporary ’ classrooms that sprouted up around schools all over the country about twenty years ago . |
| 21 | It will be comforting to me at any rate personally to know that even so eminent a , a , er an ornament of the present administration as my Noble Friends also found these th th this material a matter for stumbling and was not perhaps inclined to give it a crown of lucidity . |
| 22 | It wo n't cost any to give it a go would it ? |
| 23 | Clement of Alexandria 's principal achievement was his trilogy : ( 1 ) an Exhortation to conversion ( Protreptikos ) , in the style of ancient homilies commending the study of philosophy to men of affairs inclined to think it a waste of time ; ( 2 ) the Paidagogos or Tutor , providing a guide to ethics and etiquette , which is a major source for social history of the age ; ( 3 ) Stromateis , or Miscellanies , a deliberately rambling work , constantly changing the subject , but from which the discerning reader can reconstruct a remarkable , carefully thought out system . |
| 24 | Determined to make it a home from home , he moved brother Carl and best pal Jimmy ‘ Five Bellies ’ Gardner out with him . |
| 25 | But Close Watch and Taking Your Life In Your Hands alone ought to be enough to guarantee it a place in the Immortal section . |
| 26 | This philosophy appealed to Prince Charles and he was keen to give it a go , but , like everything else in the Duchy , the home farm had to pay its way . |
| 27 | I was keen to give it a go because Leicester are one of the top clubs , and so it was n't something I could refuse , was it ? |
| 28 | Yes , she very very erm keen to give it a go |
| 29 | But even at the grand old age of 28 , he was keen to give it a go . |
| 30 | Is ‘ disagreement ’ a source or sign of weakness and what is necessary to make it a strength ? |