Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] give it " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 2 | So he decided to add another fifteen knots to the approach speed and give it a go . |
| 3 | They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles . |
| 4 | The prominent white clasts are fragments of anorthosites — calcium and aluminium-rich rocks that make up the bulk of the lunar highlands crust and give it the light colour that is visible from Earth . |
| 5 | If you do not know what a tree or shrub is , exercise clemency and give it a year 's grace to demonstrate its worth before you turn it over to the axeman . |
| 6 | I might as well just save my pound and give it to whoever fucking wins that thing cos I 've never won it . |
| 7 | All I considered necessary was to simplify the design of the icon and give it a different colour scheme . |
| 8 | The Iraqis ' suspicions of his links with Iran , Israel and America ( he was on the CIA 's payroll ) were reinforced when , that year , he said : ‘ If support were strong enough we could control the Kirkuk oilfield and give it to an American company to operate ’ . |
| 9 | The tragic ending of Hi 's chivalrous mission is proper to the emotional tone of the book : his feelings , his anxiety and longing , his anger and impatience , his hope and fear , run along with the concrete , forceful adventure plot and give it purpose . |
| 10 | The time taken to make equipment and give it out was frequently cited as a difficulty : " I 'd need a lab technician " . |
| 11 | a thin transparent plastic coating applied to paper or board to provide protection and give it a glossy finish . |
| 12 | We can only pass an Act of Parliament and give it to them with a slap on the back and a ‘ best of British luck ’ : ‘ Here 's your constitution , ’ we say , ‘ now do what you like with it ; you can because you are now independent . ’ |
| 13 | you lose all your money and give it to me and Phil ! |
| 14 | The most vociferously opposed union maintains that all the problems could be solved were the government to remove the PTT from the financial tutelage of the finance ministry and give it an independent budget . |
| 15 | In these cases , either assist the foal to get to its feet or if necessary , milk the colostrum from the mare and give it to the foal using a rubber teat and a bottle . |
| 16 | Anselm acquiesced in this explanation and waited for peace , but then , long after it had been apparent to others , it dawned on him that he must either do the job or give it up — preferably , so far as he was concerned , the latter . |
| 17 | For instance , Stravinsky 's Symphonies of Wind Instruments ends with nine bars based on the chord progressions E minor , D minor , and C major , but by adding foreign diatonic notes to each chord he forms small clusters which obscure the harmony and give it a mysterious fascination . |
| 18 | NEXT MONTH How to brighten up a dark hallway and give it a new lease of life |
| 19 | Hopefully he can recover and regain his test place and give it his best shot . |
| 20 | Velvet Crush take their long-term devotion to the Goddesses Of Jangle , Indiedom and Power Pop and give it a bubblegum blast that — of late — only Redd Kross have chewed on more ferociously . |
| 21 | You must save the file and give it a recognised DOS filename for a permanent record of your work . |
| 22 | But I could n't yet leave the phone and dash into the other room and give it to Sally . |
| 23 | Unless or until we codify this agenda and give it meaning through our cooperative efforts , those of us who care about what is happening to the other animals will remain individual , separate gears that do not mesh . |
| 24 | ‘ My strength is to win the ball and give it , so I like to have a talented player around me , ’ he said . |
| 25 | ‘ Players like Paul Ince and Carlton Palmer are complementing Gascoigne because they are prepared to win the ball and give it to him in areas where he can be the most effective . |
| 26 | ‘ We have to adopt a really attacking policy and give it our best shot , ’ declared Roxburgh , who has recalled creative players in Celtic 's Paul McStay and John Collins along with Rangers skipper Richard Gough . |
| 27 | ‘ Right , we 'll have you on sick parade after your bath and give it an inspection . |
| 28 | So you write this on a piece of paper and give it to your daughter or son . |
| 29 | In this case police officers saw the defendant take a flick knife from his pocket and give it to a friend to inspect before returning it to his pocket . |
| 30 | ‘ If you wanted to write a letter to your daughter and give it to me , I could address it to Miss — to Clare for you . |