Example sentences of "give it [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then you can forget it and the next time you come to do it , maybe in a month 's time or er you 've I remember now , the water pipes , do n't give it resistance , think of conductance , think of one over , think of conductance . |
| 2 | In most cases , the publication of a false statement will give it currency and credit ( eg the publication by the " News of the World " of rape allegations against Banbury CID officers ) . |
| 3 | And ballet must also have short phrase rhythms which will give it variety , dimension , mass , structure , texture and style . |
| 4 | Some day I 'll give it thought , but in the meantime I 'm far too busy — what with accounts to do in the evenings . ’ |
| 5 | To do this they will need not only a knowledge of the vocabulary of steps through which dancers communicate , but an ability to explain their design so that dancers can give it depth of feeling ( see page 78 ) . |
| 6 | I 'm glad you asked that erm yes we did , we did give it consideration er er we decided against it , because it would have meant er to declaring the dividend on Friday for technical reasons and announcing our results erm today and this could have been in danger of misleading er the market er because this lower results and we have an increased dividend and that was erm probably the main reason why we decided that we would n't do it er the slight increase in net dividend in fact should compensate erm and this is coincidence er er f fo for the increased A C T on the |
| 7 | Perhaps there are clues in the archetype of the Great Mother ; we must bear in mind , though , that we can not go back to some primitive image of the priestess , but must give it life and meaning in today 's terms . |
| 8 | It can bring life to a whole planet and creak a world but his fellow soldier 's body has been carefully constructed and is in one piece , and still warm but the sun can not give it life as his body is now stiff . |
| 9 | So you ca n't give it fertiliser . |
| 10 | ‘ I should give it time , darling . |
| 11 | Each has its fans , while others would not give it tank space . |
| 12 | Its two solar rings will give it power for fifteen years to send back the closest and clearest pictures of the universe ever seen . |
| 13 | I 'll give it height but I would n't buy it . |
| 14 | Mr Yeltsin is its best known member and probably the only one who could give it party discipline and a distinctive ideology . |
| 15 | That would give it weight as well . |
| 16 | Public policy will give it priority . |
| 17 | You would give it mouth to mouth if it was dead , if its heart had stopped beating . |
| 18 | The radio could be brought into the classroom and a " live " broadcast used , which would give it topicality and make a real life situation , but this is not recommended . |
| 19 | I 'll give it C , I give C |
| 20 | Any room is easier to plan , decorate and arrange if you imagine it divided into three basic parts : the background — walls , ceiling , floor , windows and lighting ; the furniture and furnishings ; and the accessories — the personal possessions that will give it personality and character . |
| 21 | Healing , I would n't give it penicillin if had Vietnam of toothache and in-growing toenails all at the same time . |
| 22 | It scampered towards the cat door that would give it access to the bigger house at the end of the row , but suddenly it stopped . |
| 23 | Give it Loads |
| 24 | It can create the opportunity for local management to bring the delivery of health care closer to the people whom it serves , and give it freedom to run its own affairs . |
| 25 | This state of mind will transmit itself into the drawing and so give it life . |
| 26 | This state of mind will transmit itself into the drawing and so give it life . |
| 27 | Yet it remains as a holy sanctuary where birds and green slime mould give it life and only the occasional human passer-by ventures in to discover its cavernous majesty . |
| 28 | Only by constant bargaining can a president hope to bring order to the inherent chaos of the US political system and thereby give it direction and purpose . |
| 29 | Use the soap properly , then give it Chris . |
| 30 | The students give it liveliness : motorbikes in the market square and a bit of noise in the bars . |