Example sentences of "[conj] give it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leaves of this tree are rather common fossils , striped with longitudinal veins that give it a superficial resemblance to the leaf of an iris . |
| 2 | A combined series of moves that give it a keen cutting edge ; an experience to be remembered and savoured ; a problem that takes both skills and nerve to solve . |
| 3 | Cut off two , inch long pieces of gummed tape and , moistening no more than one-quarter of an inch on each strip , stick them on the top edge of your cartridge paper by holding the brown paper hinges and give it a good shake . |
| 4 | A high six-iron was the mutual decision , since there was just a gentle breeze to hold the ball up and give it a good chance to stop quickly . |
| 5 | NEXT MONTH How to brighten up a dark hallway and give it a new lease of life |
| 6 | You must save the file and give it a recognised DOS filename for a permanent record of your work . |
| 7 | Instead he was confronted by the tall , dark man whose hand was extended ready to clamp on to the sergeant 's and give it a hearty shake as if he were an old friend . |
| 8 | A well-informed horseman simply had to grasp the horse 's head firmly and give it a sharp turn and back him out of the area that had been contaminated by the jading substance . |
| 9 | For instance , Stravinsky 's Symphonies of Wind Instruments ends with nine bars based on the chord progressions E minor , D minor , and C major , but by adding foreign diatonic notes to each chord he forms small clusters which obscure the harmony and give it a mysterious fascination . |
| 10 | Finally , with the government now reinstalled , all that remains is to overhaul Central Office , and give it a thorough spring cleaning . |
| 11 | All I considered necessary was to simplify the design of the icon and give it a different colour scheme . |
| 12 | All you do is apply it to a cleansed bare face and give it a few hours to work . |
| 13 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |
| 14 | What we 're trying to do is to write cricket bats , so that when we throw up an idea and give it a little knock , it might … travel … |
| 15 | a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish . |
| 16 | I mean they wo n't say sand and salt , they 'll say something which is insoluble and give it a horrible chemical name |
| 17 | Doing fair copies of written work , infrequently and not as a punishment , can be useful ; but give it a real purpose . |