Example sentences of "give it the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A moist but well-drained fertile soil in a warm sheltered corner will give it the best chance , and even then only in the mildest areas — and do not forget the slugs ! |
| 2 | One person might give the Conservative Party the highest of three high scores , another might give it the highest of three low scores . |
| 3 | Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the chairman , trustees and staff of the Aintree national health service hospital trust on the establishment of a new £7 million project that will give it the largest accident and emergency unit in Europe ? |
| 4 | BT hopes its new initiatives will give it the upper hand in the bitter battle with Mercury , which it accuses of ‘ cherry picking ’ business customers while ignoring the less profitable residential market . |
| 5 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 6 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips this afternoon . |
| 7 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips when I get in those bars . |
| 8 | Because the first one was quite small I did not give it the full ‘ advance ’ treatment that I usually do . |
| 9 | Let's give it the same conditions , only this time we use that as the bait . ’ |
| 10 | Hewlett-Packard Co is crossing itself to ward off any demons that would give it the same misery Sun Microsystems Inc is going through moving from Solaris 1.0 to Solaris 2.0 . |
| 11 | The programme is open to people who have been mulling over an idea for some time and experts will give it the commercial analysis it needs and , if it stands up , the business planning and search for funding that it merits . |