Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] give it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heard Island , comparatively tiny , has little open ground and a smaller range of habitats ; comparative remoteness has presumably given it fewer opportunities to acquire a flora . |
| 2 | Accordingly , the statement in the judgment of the Court of Appeal , at p. 377d , to the effect that , if the apparent consent of the owner is brought about by dishonesty , there is nothing in the words of section 1(1) to make such apparent consent relevant as providing a defence is , with respect , erroneous in relation to a charge of theft ( which was the relevant charge ) if the words ‘ appropriates ’ bears the meaning which the Criminal Law Revision Committee ( rightly , in my opinion ) has deliberately given it . |
| 3 | Yeah , he still keeps far faffing around with the erm whatever detail , yeah , he still has n't given it to us |
| 4 | Although they receive notification from education of the intention to assess a child , they are uncertain of their role , and so , with other pressing priorities , they tend not to give it high priority . |
| 5 | I 'd better give it to you because he has |
| 6 | Oh , we 've decided not to give it to America so oh I know what it is Lisa , I 've been really honest and |
| 7 | That 's when it jumped up cos the owner came out to give it some grub . |
| 8 | ‘ If you want something done then give it to a busy person ’ . |
| 9 | Dozens of disabled from all over Gloucestershire turned up to give it a try . |
| 10 | Now that the hand was not naturally and exactly adapted for one specific task it became generally adaptable for just about everything and hence the agency which ultimately controlled the hand was now called on to give it the directions which automatic instinct and locomotive reflexes no longer could . |
| 11 | And er you get out give it another coat with a thingummy and then you work straight across straight across and you just gradually add maybe just a wee drop of methylated spirits till you get all that oil and you see it glistening . |
| 12 | The pavements had been cobbled here to give it a quaint feel , and coach-loads of tourists were shuffling along with cameras dangling and guides chivvying . |
| 13 | In performance terms , having just given it some serious bottom end , it did n't cope at all well ; the speaker was flapping . |
| 14 | The Smoking units hopes to discourage pupils from taking up the habit , with the obvious obverse of encouraging our smokers to consider seriously giving it up . |
| 15 | Go on give it to me . |
| 16 | After the first morning when it appeared in the garden I had gone on giving it food . |
| 17 | Or he 'll end up giving it away as a present , there 's nowt wrong with box , car , nothing . |
| 18 | Nicky just sits there giving it Squeak 's face , Squeak grabs her foot Squeak goes they start tumbling all about the cage , you can hear boof , boof , boof ! |
| 19 | I think that the way the paint 's put on gives it vitality ’ . |
| 20 | Because the first one was quite small I did not give it the full ‘ advance ’ treatment that I usually do . |
| 21 | The Treaty of Rome , with the consent of the British people , was given force in this country by our EC Act of 1972 ; Brussels has no power to legislate for us that we did not give it . |
| 22 | They ( until recently ) simply did not give it . |
| 23 | Tina had never been married , though her mother had never given up hope , and did not give it up now , that a wedding would one day take place . |
| 24 | The court held that this did not give it the power to operate a commercial laundry . |
| 25 | Umpires David Shepherd and John Holder chivvied them several times , but although the players might deny it suited them tactically to keep as many of their batting overs in hand for the next day when better weather was promised , it is difficult to dismiss the thought that the level of fines was so derisory that they did not give it a thought . |
| 26 | Do not give it away . |
| 27 | Media presentation has now become such a critical feature of the process of negotiations and public image-making that those who do not give it its due credit are likely to find their credibility in question . |
| 28 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
| 29 | ‘ They want no part of it and do not give it their support . |
| 30 | Yet against all these odds bigger crowds were coming to Elland Road , and the ground was smartened up to give it the image of a major sports centre . |