Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] it an " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is avarice that enhances a jewel and gives it an artificial beauty , but the stones of the sea are valueless so their beauty is real . |
| 2 | From then until his death in 1099 at the age of fifty-six , El Cid fought a series of dazzling campaigns against the Moors , taking the fortified city of Valencia and making it an impregnable fortress against his enemies When news of his death reached the rest of Spain , men and women wept openly in the streets , tearing their clothing and lacerating their cheeks in an extravagant display of mourning . |
| 3 | The most vociferously opposed union maintains that all the problems could be solved were the government to remove the PTT from the financial tutelage of the finance ministry and give it an independent budget . |
| 4 | ‘ Right , we 'll have you on sick parade after your bath and give it an inspection . |
| 5 | When chemists vapourised potassium nitrate and trapped it an argon matrix , however , they were surprised to discover that it contained molecules with the chemical formula KNO 3 . |
| 6 | erm they have not in the past proved themselves to be the most capable o of people to er to support these things so in conclusion I 'd say that we must put this as part of a shopping list , the shopping list is on there er it is something to bring London and the South East of England which includes Hertfordshire and to make it an economic and viable area and look at the evidence of the other cities and I hope that er all of you will support the motion . |
| 7 | Golding wrote ‘ Lord of the Flies ’ , which I am comparing to ‘ Coral Island ’ , just after the Second World War and after the Hiroshima Bomb , this gives Golding 's book a more up to date feel and makes it an easier to believe microcosm . |
| 8 | Over 100 members attended last year and found it an enjoyable and informative day . |