Example sentences of "gave it [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the 287 people who saw the Carlyle exhibition , 94% rated it as Very Good or Good ; 90% of the 237 visitors who saw the MacLean exhibition gave it similar ratings ; and 78% of the 147 visitors to the Skinner exhibition considered it Very Good or Good . |
| 2 | Telford gave it hollow spandrels to lighten the load on the foundations , which also gives a deceptive appearance of lightness to the structure ; and the roadway does not rise to the crown of the arch , which was usually done to ensure that rainwater would not lie on the road surface . |
| 3 | Announced as the strongest environmental protection agency in Europe , Parliament gave it extensive powers . |
| 4 | Her long blonde hair seemed to come alive in the sunlight which gave it golden highlights . |
| 5 | We also gave it top marks for looks . |
| 6 | They gave it double smiles and blank silence |
| 7 | ‘ The thing about McGahern is that although 6 out of 8 Irish critics were against it most of the foreign reviewers , including The Observer and Guardian and New York Times , gave it glowing reviews . |
| 8 | Shortly after the sack , Stamford was granted its great Charter of Incorporation by the newly acclaimed Yorkist king Edward IV , which gave it considerable rewards for its loyalty ( an earlier charter of 972 , which was a post-conquest forgery , and only referred to the mint at Stamford , was still celebrated in 1972 ) . |
| 9 | Its administrative monopoly gave it special privileges and preferential economic treatment . |