Example sentences of "but [verb] give it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't really fancy it myself but decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 2 | The shock of it surprised the dog , when then bit the farmer ( modestly forbids me to mention where , but do give it some thought ) . |
| 3 | I tried your idea Mr Derr , but had to give it up when I kept falling off the ladder . |
| 4 | One obvious problem about the regent 's earlier policy of marrying her daughter to the dauphin is why leading Scottish Protestants like lord James Stewart and John Erskine of Dun had not only accepted this symbolic and political consolidation of the alliance with Catholic France , but had given it positive support , being among those who negotiated it . |
| 5 | Nigel had been a very heavy smoker but had given it up eight years earlier , as had I. |