Example sentences of "give it [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Actually , Rose , could you give it another ten minutes , because Nicole will probably come round , and then we 'll make a big pot of tea for all of us . |
2 | ‘ We 'll give it another twenty-four hours , and see what the British come up with , ’ said Odell finally . |
3 | Give it another fifty years or so , and one should then be able to understand much more the system . |
4 | And I stuck it in there and I , I figured it had been there now for what eighteen months and I think it was you who said oh give it another six months |
5 | Give it another ten minutes , make sure the top the bacon |
6 | Well if I go through now she 's just quietened again just wait until sh , there 's no noise at all from up there , give it another ten minutes . |
7 | Give it another twenty years and there wo n't be people left who remember . |
8 | By contrast , when innovation is discrete and there can be only one winner of an R&D race , own and rivals ' R&D substitute for each other , meaning that spillovers from firm i to firm j reduce i 's chances of winning the current R&D race without giving it any compensating advantages in the future . |
9 | But this fighter sheered-off without firing a shot , after our rear gunner had given it several short bursts . |
10 | ‘ Italy needs to vote in a system which gives it stronger political groups , ’ he added . |
11 | When it was nearly dark , Flavia gave it another ten minutes , another five ; five more . |