Example sentences of "[vb infin] it the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A moist but well-drained fertile soil in a warm sheltered corner will give it the best chance , and even then only in the mildest areas — and do not forget the slugs ! |
| 2 | One person might give the Conservative Party the highest of three high scores , another might give it the highest of three low scores . |
| 3 | Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the chairman , trustees and staff of the Aintree national health service hospital trust on the establishment of a new £7 million project that will give it the largest accident and emergency unit in Europe ? |
| 4 | BT hopes its new initiatives will give it the upper hand in the bitter battle with Mercury , which it accuses of ‘ cherry picking ’ business customers while ignoring the less profitable residential market . |
| 5 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 6 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips this afternoon . |
| 7 | I 'm gon na give it the big lips when I get in those bars . |
| 8 | Because the first one was quite small I did not give it the full ‘ advance ’ treatment that I usually do . |
| 9 | Let's give it the same conditions , only this time we use that as the bait . ’ |
| 10 | Hewlett-Packard Co is crossing itself to ward off any demons that would give it the same misery Sun Microsystems Inc is going through moving from Solaris 1.0 to Solaris 2.0 . |
| 11 | The programme is open to people who have been mulling over an idea for some time and experts will give it the commercial analysis it needs and , if it stands up , the business planning and search for funding that it merits . |
| 12 | The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position . |
| 13 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 14 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 15 | Normally I do the computational modelling first then context but I might do it the other way round , right ? |
| 16 | Or we can do it the other way round , it does n't matter . |
| 17 | Sorry , I should n't do it the other side cos it wobbled . |
| 18 | Oh hang on , let's let's let's do it the easy way . |
| 19 | Yeah and er look I think the process is that you do work and you feel passionate about it , you wan na do it the best you think you 've done it as well as you can do it , and then you put it out in whatever form , in a T V series like Love Hurts or on stage like Alfie , or in an album like Midnight Postcards and you then just pray and hope that people want to listen to you , want to watch you , want to hear you . |
| 20 | ‘ If that does n't work we will then dig in and do it the long and hard way . ’ |
| 21 | you could do it the long round , now I think you 're okay on those . |
| 22 | We 'll still do it the same . |
| 23 | you 've used a triangular bandage to cover a wound in the scalp , it 's not a chopping block wound right , it 's not the chopper in its wound right , it 's just a minor wound in the scalp , yes , and that came round and tied at the front , tucked at the back , you used these roller bandages to cover a graze or a wound on the end of an elbow or a knee or the hand , foot and then a straight one up the arm okay , so a lot of your bandaging is using these little roller bandages with the lint pad and do n't forget when you get into the exam do it , do n't do it the wrong way round , remember that you look at your bandage and you put the lint onto the wound , not the other way round right , yeah , you put the lint face down onto the wound , okay ? |
| 24 | How would you , if you had to do that if you do it the easy way , do n't do it the hard way , how would you do that ? |
| 25 | The hardened jumper-fiddler can do it the hard way , of course , but the software approach is by far the easiest — so you can plug it in and forget it , you wo n't need to whip it out and fiddle with it . |
| 26 | ‘ Very well , we 'll do it the hard way . |
| 27 | They do n't do it the hard way . |
| 28 | We 're here to establish INCUBUS solid in Europe and we 'll do it the American way … ’ |
| 29 | I did n't believe it the first time either . ’ |
| 30 | I have recently been to a performance of Mr Handel 's Messiah and , would you believe it the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry is to hold a Regimental Ball in the New Year , in the Exchange Buildings ! ’ |