Example sentences of "[noun] give it " in BNC.

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1 Let mummy give it to you .
2 His mate Neil give it him .
3 Sumptuous public rooms , marble floors and rugs give it a style of its own , and the restaurant opens onto a splendid waterfront terrace .
4 The subject of art has for too long been considered by many teachers as a frill , — there it is on the time-table , a compulsory subject ; some schools give it a period a week , some a double period , and some even more .
5 I 'm in fifth gear give it some welly !
6 We 're in the finale now lads give it all you 've got .
7 kids give it a shove , pushed it on the street
8 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 .
9 Before re-assembling the valve give it a good clean and smear petroleum jelly on the piston and on the threads of the cap holding the washer , so that if necessary it can be undone more easily in the future .
10 But I think it 's time , I think we both agree that the time er well used because it 's for the because your Lordship will have a better understanding of the evidence when the plaintiff and the defendant give it from the witness box .
11 Edward give it , gave it up
12 We must not only abide by a precise form , but also build up the right waves of emotion to give it full human significance .
13 It is not the authors ' intention to give it this gloss .
14 And the dam is turf Ed on the land ward side to give it the appearance of a gently sloping field .
15 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 .
16 The singer was following an old tradition of adapting the ceremony to give it contemporary relevance , adding to the festival 's famous ‘ four questions ’ about the meaning of Passover a new and troubling one .
17 The straps had been painted in Renaissance fold mixed with cadmium red light to give it a warmer , redder appearance .
18 In your road test of the Peugeot 605 SRdt ( 20 February ) you comment that the only car to give it a run for its money is the Citroen XM .
19 This one had understood that Aurae Phiala was dead , and immense , needing no meretricious human yardstick to give it proportion .
20 She had struggled too hard for her independence and peace of mind to give it up so easily .
21 I 've a good mind to give it a miss .
22 A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance .
23 However , by using different assessment methods , the concept has been refined to include how managers perceive their world , how they search for and select data , and how they conceptualize with that data to give it a framework and meaning .
24 My great-uncle gave it me .
25 Corbett gave it to him , knowing it might hasten his end .
26 Thirdly , the Act clearly adopts as the test of danger either ‘ the greater risk of harm ’ or ‘ the risk of greater harm ’ : an elephant may not in fact be very likely to get out of control and do damage , but if it does so , its bulk gives it a great capacity for harm .
27 Eventually Linda gave it up and admitted that Marilyn Duxbody was not present but added , with overtones of hysteria , that she expected her any minute .
28 It was a nice hat , and Marie gave it to me , so it 's extra special .
29 In spite of what Eddie said , it 's possible that Angy gave it to Delia but if Eddie 's right , then it looks very much as if Delia — or someone else — took it .
30 Gurder and Angalo gave it a critical look .
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