Example sentences of "give it [prep] " in BNC.

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1 If you want your weans to get homework then give it to them your tucking self .
2 If your employee is not entitled to SMP , you need to complete form SMP1 and give it to her together with any maternity certificate which she may have given you .
3 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 . ’
4 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 ’ .
5 Give it to me , ’ he said .
6 Give it to him , ’ she said .
7 ‘ No , my lord , ’ ( such courtesy again , and such artful courtesy too , as we shall see ! ) ‘ hear me ; I give you the field , and I give you the cave that is in it ; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you ; bury your dead . ’
8 ‘ How did people look after the sick and helpless ? ’ — ‘ Just as I do nowadays : I collect money from the people , and I give it to them .
9 Give it to me straight .
10 They assumed that wealth was automatically there , and that the task of politics was simply to take from the wrong people and give it to the right ones .
11 Give it to me .
12 She would cut off her right arm and give it to him if he came over with as much as a single bag .
13 Give it to her .
14 In fact she said : ‘ Give it to Tibbles . ’
15 Here , give it to me . ’
16 ‘ I 'll nip in and try and get the number and give it to Brown Owl , ’ she decided .
17 Respondents were also left a self-completion questionnaire and asked to fill it in and either give it to the interviewer when he or she called back or return it by post ; the response rate to this was 93 per cent .
18 I must take it off at once and give it to Donna so that she can rinse it … ’
19 ‘ Do you eat the food I bring you , or give it to Rosa 's kids ? ’
20 Give It To Me Now — Kenny
21 ‘ Thanks , truly , and … er … give it to him quietly .
22 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 .
23 I give it to my husband so that I ca n't sell it if money gets low ’ .
24 Give it to someone that you do n't like very much .
25 So you write this on a piece of paper and give it to your daughter or son .
26 Another ploy I have heard suggested is to knit a garment and give it to , say , a friend to wear at the office .
27 We 're going to take everything you own , suckers , and give it to the black communists in Zimbabwe ! ’
28 Nor would they , he said , under any circumstances , give it to the Press Officer .
29 His Lordship is hailed from the shore by a knight , who we are told is King Arthur , have you the sacrifice my Lord , who answers no , then take my sword and smite the water in front of the grot and see what my wizard has done , take also this dove and when asked , give it to the keeper .
30 Give it to me straight , ’ Manville insisted .
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