Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [adj] edge to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vocals sway between Nick Cave , Marc Almond and the drunken psycho outside the chip shop on a Friday night , adding a human edge to the pock-marked texture of the songs . |
| 2 | Distinctive guitar riffs and Ian Telfer 's racy fiddle runs distinguish the powerful , literate songs — all their own , save for a punk-folk thrashing of Pete Seeger 's politically correct tour of Welsh mining communities , pit closures giving a metaphorical edge to the accusing refrain ‘ who killed the miners ? ’ . |
| 3 | By introducing a jagged edge to the classic bob shape , he has developed a hairstyle that requires virtually no after-care . |
| 4 | Two million years ago an ancestor or cousin , Australopithecus , made simple stone tools by putting a cutting edge to a pebble . |
| 5 | Printed text is normally set level to the left-hand margin leaving a ragged edge to the right in the same way as a typewritten document . |