Example sentences of "given it a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 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 . |
| 2 | It was a joke really , because if she was one of the male officers then she would not have given it a second thought . |
| 3 | Zoologists have found the animal difficult to classify in either the genus Felis or Panthera and have given it a new genus , hence Neofelis nebula . |
| 4 | Membership of the EC started the trend , and the break-up of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union has given it a new lease of life as fledgling democracies create markets ripe for exploitation . |
| 5 | Owen uses the story of the binding of Isaac to comment on the war in which he was fighting , and has given it a vicious twist at the end . |
| 6 | The project is currently awaiting a green light from the government in Brasilia — which , aware of the need to counteract a reputation as the world 's ecological villain has given it a favourable hearing . |
| 7 | ‘ I may as well confess , I had n't given it a single thought . ’ |
| 8 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 9 | ‘ They 've even given it a full display window , Folly . |
| 10 | As a standalone machine I would 've given it a fourth star . |
| 11 | But the experience had been short and isolated and the moonlight had given it a sufficient touch of unreality for me to be able to fire my machine gun at everything I saw without scruple . |
| 12 | It also co-operated extensively with similar organisations throughout the world , which has given it an international orientation from the outset . |
| 13 | Which you and you 've given it an extra name of mumsy S L P . |
| 14 | In her memory it was too bleak , too desolate , and that had given it an added power . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |