Example sentences of "[conj] gave it [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the finished cloth had a natural , peasanty look , often full of flaws and slubs , that gave it a charm and character which coincided perfectly with the image Laura sought . |
| 2 | The house it penned was old and brown with a porch that gave it a sort of potbelly . |
| 3 | It was being in a position to suggest those things that gave it the edge . ’ |
| 4 | And you did that with them and then laid it down , you see , and then you gathered your sheaf and put it on that and turned it round and gave it a twist like that and then And that was how it was done . |
| 5 | She removed his wet topcoat , and gave it a shake before hanging it on the hall-stand . |
| 6 | I know if people stopped carping and gave it a chance , they would get hooked . |
| 7 | He found another lever and gave it a nudge . |
| 8 | He picked up the envelope and gave it a bit of a shake . |
| 9 | and gave it a couple of coats this morning |
| 10 | Jacqui 's occupation had n't improved it ; she was n't the sort of girl who immediately revolutionized a place and gave it a woman 's touch ; she just spread her belongings over the widest possible area . |
| 11 | ‘ Surely we must take that arrow out , ’ Perkin said , and put his hand on the shaft and gave it a tug . |
| 12 | The team developed a system to amplify and record to monitor these electric pulses , and gave it the name ‘ VAN box ’ , from their initials . |
| 13 | Realizing the kicks that many men get out of listening to women mouthing obscenities , he set up a unique telephone service to cater for the need and gave it the name Just Filmz Inc . |
| 14 | I prised off a scab and gave it the tongue test . |
| 15 | Thus the Immigration Acts , beginning with the 1962 Act ‘ took discrimination out of the market place and gave it the sanction of the state . |
| 16 | He first embarked on an Open University degree in the technology faculty some ten years ago , but gave it a rest for a few years before starting in earnest in 1986 , in his second year at Wedgwood . |