Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] give it " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try .
2 Based on that I have to give it to Mel cos he could also bend the ball around the wall to score — I never saw Lorimer do that ( he did nt have to ! ) .
3 I 've got this feeling that she has given it to Sophie
4 And it will be obvious to the person receiving your letter that you 've given it priority treatment , to ensure a speedy arrival .
5 Try not to click with mouse and type on the keyboard while Windows is frozen because when it comes back it acts on all of the commands that you have given it — so apparently switching from a state of deep sleep to rapid activity that can look like another stage in a serious crash !
6 We read the , read the agreements differently to what they did but he 'd lean towards the drivers , conductors and he gave away a lot of what had tried to erm stop them from having because they were n't really entitled to it but he saw differently and gave it away and course once you 've given it away you , no way of retracting it , but then came in and , well , I mean he was a real transport man , his , his vision and his ideas were really good and he made it what it is today .
7 And it means nothing to the layman , two Greek words meaning ‘ grey ’ and ‘ marrow ’ , so we 've given it an easier name , infantile paralysis , which at least is English . ’
8 A decline in activity may now come about if both accord the region less strategic value than they have given it hitherto .
9 He replied that he had given it verbally to a police sergeant , but that he must have forgotten about it .
10 So a lawyer came , and of course I had my own office , confidential stuff , so he wanted to give it to me .
11 His anger was real but so continuously felt that once he had given it adequate ( in his own mind ) expression , it ceased to modify his actions .
12 I promised the money to the Church and I want to give it .
13 You le you left it in the room today , I picked it up and I forgot to give it you .
14 If I tried to give it more than one one word at a time it falls over and core dumps .
15 You would be very cross if I stopped giving it . ’
16 Cos I have to give it back
17 And gradually the school declined , until she had to give it up and retire to end her days in the white cottage with the inevitable cat as her only companion .
18 I said we needed a weekend , real time , for both of us , and you said give it time .
19 Which you and you 've given it an extra name of mumsy S L P .
20 Sometimes give it away and say right I 'll teach you how to do this , when they keep coming back and saying what wh you 're running out of time and you think give it you can it 's quite common .
21 I gave it to Mrs Barrymore , and she promised to give it to him at once . ’
22 I 'm wondering if I should ring them actually , from unit , and ask them if tell them what 's happening and will she be able to go on Income Support if she does give it up ?
23 If she wanted to give it away for nothing then she would .
24 If you wish to give it , age , sex , occupation , that sort of thing .
25 We 'd have mixed appetites if you 'd given it any thought .
26 If you do give it , give it for as short a time as you can .
27 They consider that you can only move on from an unhappy experience if you have given it some meaning .
28 Our passing was n't up to their standard ( ! ) and we kept giving it away too often .
29 This undramatic release of large volumes of lava , would , if one had to give it a name , probably best be described as a Hawaiian-type eruption .
30 And they , they , sort of the panel met , and they decided to give it to her , because hers was the nearest to a result .
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