Example sentences of "to give it a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
2 | He ground the sugar into a powder , mixed it with water and with his daily handful of flour , adding a little curry powder to give it a spicy taste : then he grilled the result on a flat stone beside the fire . |
3 | Norfolk-born Mavis McKechnie , 71 , of Mill House , Wissington , near Nayland , has wanted to try the walk for some time and decided to give it a serious purpose . |
4 | But he could n't bring himself to give it a serious answer . |
5 | The cumulative effect of the language of the British inner city has been to give it a contradictory definition , as a conceptual space both inside and outside of society . |
6 | The pavements had been cobbled here to give it a quaint feel , and coach-loads of tourists were shuffling along with cameras dangling and guides chivvying . |
7 | Add hazy ‘ moonbeams ’ by adding circular rows of running-stitch round the shape to give it a hazy halo for added interest — a beautifully simple motif on a very simple exquisitely knitted sweater or jacket in beautiful yarns — or just try a little one near the shoulder . |
8 | Cracks in bitumen felt can be sealed with a bitumen mastic , but even if you find the roof surface in relatively good condition , it would be a good idea to give it a nice thick coat of roofing compound , such as Isoflex , by Roncraft . |
9 | ‘ Now you look pretty , ’ he said approvingly , running the palm of his hand over her head to give it a final shine . |
10 | In such cases there is a reluctance to part with the house except on impossible terms : on a short lease or without any land to give it a moderate degree of privacy ; or there may be restrictions on the uses that are allowed — community uses only , perhaps , to be financed from public funds , which are not forthcoming . |
11 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
12 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
13 | It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants . |
14 | And we 'd like you to give it a good , hard look , ’ he says , in a voice meant to remind me that his company has a great deal of money lodged with us . |
15 | I am again told to give it a good , hard look . |
16 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
17 | I make his bed once a week to give it a good puff up in the sheets . |
18 | you 're supposed to give it a good bees waxing once a year ! |
19 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
20 | You can lay cold-roll macadam over old concrete , paving or existing macadam to give it a new surface , but it 's difficult to lay over hardcore with an ordinary garden roller — you need to put down two layers and use a hired plate vibrator to get a good result . |
21 | The last one we had we had a budget of ten thousand pounds the company which did it said that it would normally not take on a project of that sort of cost but they found a junior member of staff to take it on and the end product I mean that 's going back nearly five years now , was quite er acceptable and welcome but now it it looks very much out , the force has been reorganised , we need to give it a new look . |
22 | He says that it is a mixture of rice , chicken and saffron , to give it a golden colour . |
23 | When the national selectors ' viewpoint was put to him , Watt took up the challenge : ‘ I was happy to give it a real bash . |
24 | No matter what container you use , it is advisable to give it a thorough scrubbing with clean water . |
25 | A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance . |
26 | Brother Basil is a natural cheese prepared to a traditional recipe , then smoked in real wood smoke to give it a distinctive flavour . |
27 | Stukeley is the first to give it a definite site and the discovery of skeletons in Rock Close in 1816 encouraged Drakard in his History of Stamford to give this as its position . |
28 | They should be doing that work , if they 're asking us to design a remit , price it and then they 're using that remit to get prices from other people , er I would suggest that , that we perhaps ought to have words with our clients on that basis a and say we 're quite happy to tender in competition but erm i you ought to give it a little bit of thought before you actually put the thing . |
29 | The magazine was in trouble long before David Thomas and his young guns attempted to give it a lifesaving bypass . |
30 | But again the government retained extensive administrative powers to give it a free hand in dealing with radical writers and journalists . |