Example sentences of "give it " in BNC.
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| 1 | You feel at first that on a bad day ( there are quite a few ) Patrick might give it one of the kicks that the novelist seems about to direct at his readers . |
| 2 | We 'll give it your one more day and then I 'll go and plague someone else . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Well at least it 's not too far to go to get to work in the morning , I 'll give it that . ’ |
| 4 | They 'd probably still give it to you . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Let's give it a whirl . ’ |
| 6 | Well , after much deliberation and a family pow-wow or two we decided we 'd give it a go one Sunday afternoon , between the hours of 2 and 6pm . |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | ‘ Given that you ca n't give it up , and you seem unable to scrub round it at present , ’ said Francis , ‘ what exactly have you got ? |
| 9 | How could she and how could she not give it up ? |
| 10 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 11 | I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’ |
| 12 | But I 'll give it a try . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | And ballet must also have short phrase rhythms which will give it variety , dimension , mass , structure , texture and style . |
| 15 | Do give it a try — you 'll find his waistline improves immediately |
| 16 | Yet AMP is prepared to embark on a £1bn adventure , representing over 6 per cent of its assets , which at best will only give it a share of the British life insurance market of between 2 and 2.5 per cent . |
| 17 | The company desperately needs a fresh injection of capital but its financial predicament , where the full implications are still far from clear , does not give it a strong hand at the negotiating table . |
| 18 | If I see one that looks like it 's growing good , I might give it some extra feed and talk to it a bit . ’ |
| 19 | If the council receives a large number of letters about a development , this will give it an idea of the strength of feeling involved and it is much better than a petition . |
| 20 | Maybe time does give it some perspective , he agrees , but he is determined to take the blame for the controversy it provoked . |
| 21 | One person might give the Conservative Party the highest of three high scores , another might give it the highest of three low scores . |
| 22 | I do n't know the answer , for only the people can give it ; but I do know that it is our duty to ask them . |
| 23 | send your record to every DJ and radio producer in the country who you think might give it a play , and follow up your mail-out with a phone call . |
| 24 | Now she thought that she could give it up for three weeks in the Italian sun . |
| 25 | I 'm just sorry that I did n't give it to you sooner . |
| 26 | ‘ You can give it away , magic , ’ said Hermione , giggling . |
| 27 | We would give it a go . |
| 28 | Nathan had needed no special arrangements : when very well dressed he looks scruffy — I suppose it must be a gift ; it is certainly true that he could n't give it away — and today he was not very well dressed . |
| 29 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 30 | She says ‘ If a coloured girl tells you off , you are a grown-up , you should give it back . ’ |