Example sentences of "[noun] gives it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm . |
| 2 | There is more than a hint of classical Greece in the architecture , and the blue river seen through the sand-coloured columns gives it a Mediterranean freshness . |
| 3 | They say BA already dominates at Heathrow and the takeover gives it a big foothold at Gatwick as well . |
| 4 | Nikolaus Pevsner gives it a whole page in his Buildings of England series , which is praise indeed . |
| 5 | sorts of different exchange situations gives it a specious advantage over other media of exchange . |
| 6 | And when my father gives it a little thought he 'll realise it is now September and that my time off is likely to creep into next year , which will make a much longer period owing to me . ’ |
| 7 | It is a fun glitzy read , and I hope Pan gives it a decent jacket . |
| 8 | The fact that the passive brings about alterations of word order gives it a special function in writing , because it provides one means by which a writer can link sentences smoothly together and achieve the desired emphasis . |
| 9 | Apprehending the world through these types gives it a preliminary coherency and ‘ standardized sameness ’ . |