Example sentences of "give it an [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are some special features about the Klasies River Mouth site , which this book draws attention to , that give it an important place on maps of the prehistoric world . |
| 2 | The role of the European Parliament must be enhanced , to give it an effective power of co-decision within the Community . |
| 3 | National Power was given 70 per cent of the CEGB 's generating capacity in order to give it an economic mix of power . |
| 4 | As widely expected the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of — Angola-Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) won a majority of seats at national and provincial level to give it an absolute majority in the National Assembly . |
| 5 | And as counting started again early today at the Guildhall , the SDLP looked set to gain its predicted 17 seats , giving it an over-all majority on Derry City Council for the first time . |
| 6 | The total value put on the business is 12.3m Novell shares , giving it an indicated value of $323m . |
| 7 | It also co-operated extensively with similar organisations throughout the world , which has given it an international orientation from the outset . |
| 8 | Which you and you 've given it an extra name of mumsy S L P . |
| 9 | Certainly ‘ Scarlet Ribbons ’ was one he used to sing to her ; here Sinead tremulously gives it an elegiac quality with tin whistle and uileann pipes and painful memories nearly overwhelm her halfway through . |
| 10 | Leach 's has a forked tail which gave it an alternative name of ‘ fork-tailed petrel ’ . |
| 11 | The preponderance of mud huts with their semi-grey roofs of grass thatching gave it an ashen look during the dry season . |