Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] it a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do n't really want to compete in that world ; I want to do it a bit differently , something a bit more personal . |
| 2 | ‘ When talent comes through you want to give it a chance , ’ said Gooch . |
| 3 | ‘ If we can prove this works , ’ Mr Dowding said , ‘ I am sure there are a lot of other farmers who want to give it a try and are just waiting . |
| 4 | I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again . |
| 5 | ‘ Want to give it a parking ticket ? ’ said Jimmy from his chair . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've never understood why you want to keep it a secret — I wish I did , ’ Miranda said , returning to their perennial source of disagreement . |
| 7 | I started paying for this myself two years ago — and I want to keep it a secret from him — but now I find I ca n't continue the payments . |
| 8 | We ca n't let you know yet where exactly you will have your wonderful week , because we want to keep it a surprise . |
| 9 | You want to warm it a bit , though . ’ |
| 10 | I want to take it a step further and say , do n't behave like that , you idiots — it 's destroying people 's lives . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It 's our bicentenary here at Grindlewood and we want to make it a year to remember , ’ she said , measuring the floor with her brogues . |
| 12 | You seem to like it a lot . |
| 13 | When I 'm not working , I tend to give it a break from putting anything on it . |
| 14 | I mean he 's , he 's not got the reading tend to give it a sort of late |
| 15 | They like to do it a bit but they really ca n't sustain it because ultimately there 's a , there 's a call for action , a demand for action . |
| 16 | The Appendix needs another eight feet to be climbable , so I decide to leave it a week . |
| 17 | When I decide to call it a day , they 'll stop too . ’ |
| 18 | But you have to help it a bit first ! |
| 19 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 20 | The RAF says the Russians are in one of the worst possible places in the world for a rescue but they have to give it a try . |
| 21 | Er , you have to give it a kick ! |
| 22 | ‘ You promise to keep it a secret , Pip 's friend ? ’ he said to Herbert . |
| 23 | ‘ We have to keep it a secret , ’ he says . |
| 24 | They have to call it a club or they 're not allowed to serve hard liquor . |
| 25 | ‘ You have to push it a lot harder than that . ’ |