Example sentences of "can give it " in BNC.

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1 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 ) .
2 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 .
3 ‘ You can give it away , magic , ’ said Hermione , giggling .
4 William Jennings Bryan , the Democrats ' unsuccessful presidential candidate , replied : ‘ Whenever he does n't like it , he can give it back . ’
5 If he treats his son truly as God 's , more God 's son than his own , and is prepared to hand him back , then God 's new era will surely dawn , and Abraham can give it a fitting name : 'The Lord provides ! ’
6 You can give it to her this evening , just before you set out .
7 And , if you can give it a specifically City slant , so much the better . ’
8 It has time to dissolve minute quantities of minerals which can give it definite characteristics such as hardness or taste .
9 A scream begins deep inside me , a scream coming through a big , empty place , deep as the Colca Canyon , arid as the Nazca Desert , where nothing can give it comfort .
10 So he can give it a final tug to check it is closed .
11 ‘ How would it be if I returned your gift so that you can give it at the door ? ’
12 If you want a clean start , Jesus can give it to you !
13 And that 's as high an accolade as any I can give it !
14 ‘ I can give it up , ’ he said in 1987 , ‘ but when I wake up in the morning , I actually think about drink .
15 Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ .
16 As Cichlids go , this is a hardy , robust species , and a good fish for the beginner , provided you can give it a lot of space .
17 And , you guessed it — Sybase can give it to you !
18 And , you guessed it — Sybase can give it to you !
19 So , it is said , the person bringing the offering gains possession of the life , the blood , of the sacrificed animal , and can give it to God .
20 Put it round your neck and wear it always , and when you come home , you can give it me back on our wedding day . "
21 You can give it to him when I ’ m dead . ’
22 ‘ You can give it to the Station Master to give him .
23 We think we know what the teachers need and that we can give it to them .
24 Erm , I , I 'd like to thank you all for your participation this morning by the way , and I will give you out erm these reply if you 'd like re erm a , an information pack from us , or if you wish to have a chat with me , then you can send in this , you can give it me back at lunchtime , and I can send it into the office , and they 'll send you a retirement pack with an income planner and what have you .
25 every value you can give it .
26 If so , you can give it to me to keep clean and I can hand it to you when you want it .
27 He said , ‘ If you like , you can give it to me .
28 I can give it again tonight if the hon. Gentleman wants the figures , but I suspect that the fact he wants to establish , which I do not dispute , is that Britain comes fourth on the list of contributors behind France , with 9.43 per cent. , Italy with 9.43 per cent. , and Germany with 9 per cent .
29 Thorfinn said , ‘ It deserves better than I can give it .
30 ‘ You can give it a try , ’ said I. ‘ If it do n't work out , I 'm sure we can compromise .
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