Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and give it [art] " in BNC.

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1 This is the one combination which lifts the tailored jacket out of the dated power-suit idiom and gives it a contemporary relevance .
2 NEXT MONTH How to brighten up a dark hallway and give it a new lease of life
3 After gingerly retrieving his whistle from the offending item and giving it a quick clean-up , McNally was immediately called on to blow it when he awarded a drop goal after a free-kick .
4 All you do is apply it to a cleansed bare face and give it a few hours to work .
5 And it is this regular aerobic routine that speeds up the body by increasing its metabolic rate and gives it the ability to shed those extra pounds .
6 She walked out of the front door and gave it a satisfying slam behind her .
7 It also recommends that excavations be coordinated at a national level , albeit at the same time as more powers are devolved to the regions , this decentralisation freeing the CSRS of its administrative and financial role and giving it the freedom to concentrate on scholarly matters , with — and this is a novelty — systematic recourse to the advice of outside experts .
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