Example sentences of "[verb] it a [adj -er] [noun] " 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 | Mr Browne said : ‘ The challenger being put up has made it a tighter fight and is endangering the seat . ’ |
| 6 | Although ‘ Rastaman Vibration ’ did not get universally good notices on release in 1976 , time has offered it a better response . |
| 7 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I give it a grander title : it is the virtue of political integrity . |
| 10 | Erm we give it a bigger force , what happens to the acceleration ? |
| 11 | She would have liked to do it a further time , after luncheon , but Alexandra was adamant . |
| 12 | These raised the nap on the cloth , which could then be cropped with shears to give it a smoother finish . |
| 13 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 14 | But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range . |
| 15 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 16 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 17 | I understand they were persuaded to give it a further year 's grace in the hope of improvements to its organisational structure . |
| 18 | The fabric may be textured to give it a rougher surface , resembling canvas . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | In 1950 Eric Pentecost concentrated on improving the Lincoln 's food conversion rates and on giving it a deeper back end . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Or her , ’ she would add scrupulously , being among other things a feminist ) , but in practice this does n't seem to affect her behaviour very noticeably — she seems to have ordinary human feelings , ambitions , desires , to suffer anxieties , frustrations , fears , like anyone else in this imperfect world , and to have a natural inclination to try and make it a better place . |
| 23 | Just because it 's a Number One does n't make it a better record than anything else that 's out that week . |
| 24 | ( And for those clever dicks asking why I 've given it a higher rating here than in the footy feature , it 's 'coz I did n't know it was on budget then . |
| 25 | And it means nothing to the layman , two Greek words meaning ‘ grey ’ and ‘ marrow ’ , so we 've given it an easier name , infantile paralysis , which at least is English . ’ |
| 26 | These agreements not only had the effect of gaining the Indians ' approval of the film but also lent it a greater authenticity . |
| 27 | This made it a greater challenge later on . |
| 28 | Make it a better day II by Tim Wilson , Royston |
| 29 | The JM team for the 1993 ‘ Make it a better day ’ challenge . |
| 30 | As the season goes on our baits make it a better swim . |