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

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1 But I give it back to er cos I have two pleadings bundles .
2 But I gave it to him you know .
3 I would have had another one on the third day as well , but I gave it up for the opportunity to go rabbiting with the lad who worked for Brian .
4 It looks like smoked salmon and tastes like nothing on earth , but I gave it her the day before his next ward round .
5 But I gave it just the same .
6 Toughened glass is glass which has been heat treated to make it four to five times stronger than normal glass , but which gives it the characteristic that , should it break , it does so in harmless tiny fragments rather than the dangerous slivers associated with normal glass .
7 The record company had been lending it to me for the last six months , but they gave it to me at the London gig as a present because Andy MacDonald — the feller who owns the company — was so into the gig !
8 On paper on form hereford had no chance but they gave it everything and took an early lead with a try from Ivan Powell …
9 ‘ I do , ’ she answered , ‘ but everybody gives it a different name .
10 One of them , Stuart Surridge , did not live to see the production , which is dedicated to him ; but he gave it a memorable quote when he reflected on his Surrey players of the 1950s , with whom he won five consecutive County Championships : they were a great side , he recalled : ‘ All they wanted was a kick up the arse ! ’
11 He claimed the housing market was showing signs of revival but he gave it a prod anyway by raising the threshold on stamp duty from £30,000 to £60,000 , move that will help mainly first-time buyers .
12 No , that is from the computer but he gave it to me because he uses the monitor .
13 Johnny needs no encouragement — but he gives it .
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