Example sentences of "give it a [adj] appearance " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unusual-looking leaves give it a distinctive appearance . |
| 2 | Often there are phosphates , a sort of salt , in the urine , which give it a cloudy appearance . |
| 3 | A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance . |
| 4 | Their builder clad the tower in old stone to give it an ancient appearance . |
| 5 | At intervals , splashes of light fell across the path , giving it a striped appearance . |
| 6 | The profusion of trees in the field-sides of Midland England , especially when viewed from afar and from a vantage point , gives it a well-wooded appearance far in excess of what is actually there . |
| 7 | The empiricism and opportunism of British foreign policy , its reluctance to embark on long-range plans , its dislike of large commitments and its responsiveness to public opinion all gave it a deceptive appearance of unprincipledness . |
| 8 | The roomy silos of the hull flanks gave it a bulbous appearance that defied approval by any aesthetic but the purely functional . |
| 9 | He noted that its heavy brow-ridges gave it an ape-like appearance , but rejected it as a ‘ missing link ’ because of its large capacity . |