Example sentences of "give it [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I see one that looks like it 's growing good , I might give it some extra feed and talk to it a bit . ’ |
| 2 | Subtly rounded corners give it that added touch of class , while the slimmer and lighter size adds to a smoother profile in your pocket . |
| 3 | The common and despised nettle contains a high proportion of vitamins and minerals and other active substances which give it wide therapeutic application . |
| 4 | Huge expanses of fertile land and unlimited supplies of water give it enormous productive potential . |
| 5 | Well give it some blooming food then ! |
| 6 | Local chaps the CATHERINE WHEEL give it some rocktastic welly , continuing to show their truer , head-caving colours now they do n't have to satisfy indie sensitivities . |
| 7 | He was wearing brown basket-weave shoes and a suit with pronounced machine-stitching around big lapels meant to give it that above-the-ruck bespoke look . |
| 8 | There are verses and choruses and chick backing vocals and a big Chris Hughes production to give it that radio-friendly oomph . |
| 9 | It has used the ‘ in ’ colours for the summer — gold , olive , turquoise , pink and navy — and many of the styles feature appliqué embroidery to give it that feminine look . |
| 10 | But ‘ For A Child ’ only has a slight tempo shift , a trumpet solo and a blast of flugelhorn to give it some extra zest , and it 's simply not enough . |
| 11 | We must not only abide by a precise form , but also build up the right waves of emotion to give it full human significance . |
| 12 | And , as a result , giving it better driving stability , reduced fuel consumption and lower noise levels . |
| 13 | The cat has relatively large eyes , and their design makes them eight times more sensitive than our own , giving it superb nocturnal vision . |
| 14 | Because of exclamation mark , and despite the lower case " w " , I read the first clause as complete , thus giving it fuller deictic impact . |
| 15 | Which meant that he had been giving it considerable quiet thought . |
| 16 | Now that they are giving it some serious work , they need a leader who can talk confidently to them and who can behave with authority on the world 's television screens . |
| 17 | ‘ We — I stress ‘ we ’ — we 're giving it some real space and time . ’ |
| 18 | By contrast , when innovation is discrete and there can be only one winner of an R&D race , own and rivals ' R&D substitute for each other , meaning that spillovers from firm i to firm j reduce i 's chances of winning the current R&D race without giving it any compensating advantages in the future . |
| 19 | And why , when it has come to the crunch , have British governments of all political persuasions given it such unswerving support ? |
| 20 | Eileen Riddrie had proudly shown it to her the previous week , as she had been given it that very day for her birthday . |
| 21 | But this fighter sheered-off without firing a shot , after our rear gunner had given it several short bursts . |
| 22 | The word disturbed Maria for a while afterwards , although Cavell probably had n't given it any real thought , since she appeared so untroubled , her manner calmly confident and still strictly professional . |
| 23 | At the terminals the gas is processed and measured for quality and quantity and injected with an odorant which gives it that recognisable smell . |
| 24 | Now iron is the crucial element there , and it gives it this red coloration . |
| 25 | ‘ Italy needs to vote in a system which gives it stronger political groups , ’ he added . |
| 26 | Third , though the agora certainly has a religious aspect — Kleisthenes probably purified it and banned burials there when he gave it new political importance — it also , and equally certainly , was a place where ordinary commerce was carried on , thus Demosthenes ( xviii.169 ) mentions the wicker booths set up for trading there . |
| 27 | On the contrary , well-rounded performances ( especially from mild-mannered Kevin Whateley of future Morse fame and lovable brick shithouse Jimmy Nail ) and gently interweaving domestic plotlines gave it much long-term potential . |
| 28 | ’ And Trevor just turned round and gave it this tremendous kick . |
| 29 | Its gentle approach and its emphasis on sensible preventive measures also gave it considerable patient appeal when compared with the more barbarous established approaches . |