Example sentences of "he gave it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third , though the agora certainly has a religious aspect — Kleisthenes probably purified it and banned burials there when he gave it new political importance — it also , and equally certainly , was a place where ordinary commerce was carried on , thus Demosthenes ( xviii.169 ) mentions the wicker booths set up for trading there . |
| 2 | He emerged from the subsequent libel trial against the Daily Star with his reputation intact and £500,000 in damages ( he gave it all to charity ) , but his victory came too late to save his political career . |
| 3 | He was the head of fine art at the school of art for 20 years until he gave it all up to paint fulltime . |
| 4 | He gave it another shaking . |
| 5 | He must have liked the sound it made because he gave it another couple for luck ; my courage rising , too , I gave it two more . |
| 6 | He gave it another try . |