Example sentences of "give it [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I am to fingerstyle bass playing what Lemmy is to pick playing — we both give it fair amounts of welly ! |
2 | The vacancies came to light as the Department of the Environment announced a reorganisation of Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution , prior to giving it new powers in the ‘ green ’ Bill . |
3 | Section 4(1) of the Police Act 1964 states that it is the duty of every police authority to secure the maintenance of an adequate and efficient police force for the area and gives it certain responsibilities in relation to the establishment , buildings and equipment . |
4 | ‘ Methinks its motion in this hush of nature Gives it dim sympathies with me who live Making it a companionable form , Whose puny flaps and freaks the idling spirit By its own moods interprets , everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself , And makes a toy of Thought . |
5 | We also gave it top marks for looks . |
6 | Shortly after the sack , Stamford was granted its great Charter of Incorporation by the newly acclaimed Yorkist king Edward IV , which gave it considerable rewards for its loyalty ( an earlier charter of 972 , which was a post-conquest forgery , and only referred to the mint at Stamford , was still celebrated in 1972 ) . |