Example sentences of "[verb] it a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can make a ceiling seem much higher by painting it a lighter colour than the walls and keeping the floor a light tone as well . |
| 2 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 3 | He holds the bat aloft for comfort , so that his eyes remain level and he concentrates feverishly , believing it a greater crime to be out for 30 than for nought . |
| 4 | Like many European economies , Austria faces a difficult year ; its close links with the ailing German economy may give it a worse time than most . |
| 5 | That would make th give it a better erm |
| 6 | Mr Browne said : ‘ The challenger being put up has made it a tighter fight and is endangering the seat . ’ |
| 7 | Although ‘ Rastaman Vibration ’ did not get universally good notices on release in 1976 , time has offered it a better response . |
| 8 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 9 | The public generally should be equipped with spectacles which give it a clearer and more rounded view of the opportunities for all of an ageing Britain . |
| 10 | As it would not fit into the studio , and also to soften the image , and hence give it a greater depth of field , Ray Cusick and Christopher Barry agreed to have all the shots of the model done on film , realising that video would show definition too harshly , making the model look too much like a model . |
| 11 | I give it a grander title : it is the virtue of political integrity . |
| 12 | Give it a higher |
| 13 | Erm we give it a bigger force , what happens to the acceleration ? |
| 14 | And his collaborator Donovan Wylie 's superb photographs do n't merely illustrate or complement his text ; they give it a further dynamic depth and dimension . |
| 15 | She would have liked to do it a further time , after luncheon , but Alexandra was adamant . |
| 16 | These raised the nap on the cloth , which could then be cropped with shears to give it a smoother finish . |
| 17 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 18 | Perhaps Stein used bare hammers in the vis-a-vis piano to give it a greater dynamic range so that it could balance the harpsichord at the opposite end . |
| 19 | But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range . |
| 20 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 21 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 22 | I understand they were persuaded to give it a further year 's grace in the hope of improvements to its organisational structure . |
| 23 | The straps had been painted in Renaissance fold mixed with cadmium red light to give it a warmer , redder appearance . |
| 24 | The fabric may be textured to give it a rougher surface , resembling canvas . |
| 25 | Unsuccessful attempts were made in April to broaden Poland 's governing coalition , and to give it a stronger majority in parliament which would enable it to push through its budget proposals and economic reforms . |
| 26 | ‘ Generally frozen pasta has whole egg in it , giving it a softer , smoother texture which goes well with cream and lighter tasting sauces . ’ |
| 27 | The clarinets qua clarinets are not heard , but they certainly improve the tone of the high trumpets by giving it a rounder , smoother , and more effortless quality . |
| 28 | In 1950 Eric Pentecost concentrated on improving the Lincoln 's food conversion rates and on giving it a deeper back end . |
| 29 | Stephen thought it a curious place to leave one 's car , blocking , or partly blocking , the northbound roadway , while taking it a farther ten yards on would have enabled its driver to pull in onto the bridlepath that traversed the Vale as far as the Reeve 's way . |
| 30 | But if you look at the next one you see the arches er all the the other arches are have been raised about er a metre , and that was done deliberately to get the extra height on the outside wall so that they could put erm a er er higher roof in for the the knave and for the the aisle so that they could ge make it a bigger space . |