Example sentences of "give it a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I give it a grander title : it is the virtue of political integrity . |
| 5 | Erm we give it a bigger force , what happens to the acceleration ? |
| 6 | These raised the nap on the cloth , which could then be cropped with shears to give it a smoother finish . |
| 7 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 8 | But the new aircraft will have more powerful engines , combined with the Dowty propellers , to give it a greater load carrying capacity and range . |
| 9 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 10 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 11 | I understand they were persuaded to give it a further year 's grace in the hope of improvements to its organisational structure . |
| 12 | The fabric may be textured to give it a rougher surface , resembling canvas . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In 1950 Eric Pentecost concentrated on improving the Lincoln 's food conversion rates and on giving it a deeper back end . |
| 15 | ( 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The Sudanese government , after weeks of insisting that reports of imminent famine were " baseless " , had asked potential donor countries on Oct. 25 for 75,000 tonnes of grain as a standby until an evaluation of the harvest gave it a clearer idea of the extent of the food shortage . |