Example sentences of "they [modal v] give it " in BNC.
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1 | It was a local concern , employing whole families , and everyone knew that in order to flourish they must give it their all . |
2 | If there is money to spend , they should give it to the man who has won two championships at Everton . |
3 | I was saying , ‘ If anyone wants a refund they can go right to the door and they 'll give it to you . ’ |
4 | So they 'd say erm write down the I mean if you 're lucky they 'll give perh perhaps on some questions they 'll give it to you and on others they 'll say write it down . |
5 | So he say they 'll give it to you back so that 's what they done they give me me money back , cos they 'd already give him back his , you see . |
6 | ask them for the phone number of Southmead police station and they 'll give it to you . |
7 | Now sometimes they might give it you as sixteen to the three quarters and you can sort of read that off , What am I doing here ? |
8 | But the plan is a good one , and it would work , if only they 'd give it a chance . ’ |
9 | Benn said : ‘ I thought they 'd give it to him or a draw or some rubbish like that . |
10 | I 'm the only applicant and if it 's a choice between me and nobody , they 'd give it to nobody . |
11 | She says in Belgium they 'd give it scraps that people did n't want . ’ |
12 | After some discussion , they felt that there was nothing else to be found on this site until the next ploughing and they would give it a miss until then . |
13 | They will give it to a museum in Sydney . |
14 | The counsellors are not there to tell any young person what to do though if they are asked for practical advice they will give it . |
15 | Well I , I think they will give it to us , cos er , Martin what 's his name said that we 'd get complimentary copies , yeah you must n't touch those Tim cos those are matches and children never , never touch matches do they ? |
16 | They will give it perhaps two to five seconds of their time . |