Example sentences of "[pron] give it [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I give it a grander title : it is the virtue of political integrity . |
| 2 | The penis stirs close to me , and I give it a wet nose . |
| 3 | I gave it a wide berth and went to sit on the rug , but of course it had gone so I sat on one of the chairs instead , had a good long wash and settled down for a nap . |
| 4 | I already had permission to search all the surrounding fields , so I waited until the field was harvested before I gave it a thorough going over with my detector . |
| 5 | ‘ When the red light changed , I gave it a big welly-full . |
| 6 | So as soon as it began to move back , I gave it the biggest push I could manage . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Often there are phosphates , a sort of salt , in the urine , which give it a cloudy appearance . |
| 9 | It 's a remarkable musical full of tuneful songs which give it a romantic and charmingly French flavour . |
| 10 | But he could n't bring himself to give it a serious answer . |
| 11 | We are optimistic about the prospects of the scheme , and I hope that , in due course , the hon. Member for Hammersmith will be able to bring himself to give it an unqualified endorsement . |
| 12 | They were both there : the three-inch diagonal scar near the wrist and the permanent multiple fracture of the third finger , which gave it a twisted , arthritic appearance . |
| 13 | Robyn strolled up the shopping mall with its glass and fancy tiles and green lush plants , which gave it the strange appearance of a tropical jungle littered with high-street stores , and considered which one of the high-class boutiques she should enter first . |
| 14 | Leach 's has a forked tail which gave it an alternative name of ‘ fork-tailed petrel ’ . |
| 15 | As the outcome of official action by an organ of the state , the police case comes before the court stamped with a seal of authority which gives it a powerful influence . |
| 16 | It 's made from a combination of cream and fruit which gives it a refreshing piquant flavour . |
| 17 | Those who have been able to overlook its skimpy fur , which gives it a gangling , half-naked appearance , insist that in personality it is a sheer delight , retaining an almost kittenish playfulness even when adult . |
| 18 | The fibres of this paper are meshed absolutely at random , which gives it a special surface character and also makes it very strong and long lasting . |
| 19 | Told retrospectively as though from Judd 's disjointed , unhappy remembering , the book achieves a sad , distant , emotional intensity which gives it a special unity of tone . |
| 20 | Yet , in sharp contrast , village life here moves little faster than at a slow donkey 's pace and has a simple , rustic feel which gives it a special charm . |
| 21 | For , if he decides that the wooden hut is a building , he is in effect adding an interpretation clause to the statute which gives ‘ building ’ an extended application ; whereas if he decides that the hut is not a building , he adds a clause to the statute which gives it a narrower meaning . |
| 22 | The current version is powered by a Microturbo TJA 24 engine , which gives it a maximum airspeed of 400 knots . |
| 23 | The quartet carries an instrumental arsenal which gives it the necessary weight to produce the ominous , bass-heavy sounds that accompany Max Schreck 's marvellously decrepit , zombie-like portrayal of Count Dracula . |
| 24 | Highly charged personal reminiscence is bound up with the anthropological perspective which gives it an impersonal respectability . |
| 25 | Well you give it a good bash then . |
| 26 | Look we 're it giving a hundred percent , you give it a hundred percent , we 'll shake hands it 's a partnership . |
| 27 | If your child takes a peculiar liking to washing up , and you give it a sweet every time , it will start to get suspicious and realise that washing up actually is n't as much fun as it thought . |
| 28 | So you add them together and you give it the same sign . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | We opt for The Baker 's Wife at the Phoenix and all vote it a definite winner , and I wonder again at the jaundiced palate of critics who gave it a fair old drubbing when it first trotted out . |