Example sentences of "give it [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Let's give it a few days .
2 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 .
3 Let's give it the same conditions , only this time we use that as the bait . ’
4 ‘ If so , give it a little milk to keep it quiet . ’
5 All you do is apply it to a cleansed bare face and give it a few hours to work .
6 Give it a few months , goes the cheery Tory argument .
7 They take hold of the club and give it a few waggles .
8 For them , the solution to the problem of pro-government bias is simple : the broadcasters should treat government and governing party as one and the same , and give it the same coverage as the main opposition party .
9 So you add them together and you give it the same sign .
10 ‘ We 'll have to give it a few days to get properly weather-beaten .
11 We just wanted to give it a few years to see what would happen , concentrating on what we hoped would come together some day .
12 And when my father gives it a little thought he 'll realise it is now September and that my time off is likely to creep into next year , which will make a much longer period owing to me . ’
13 They agree that theological discourse does not make sense in the terms of ordinary language , but whereas for one this effectively consigns theology to the dustbin , for the other it gives it the same sort of status as speaking in tongues .
14 After they have gone to the ball , Cinderella , with a giggle , picks up her broom and gives it the same lesson , using it as a partner .
15 He gave it a few pumps and collected an armful of logs for the stove before going in through the back door .
16 She gently eased it off his lap , gave it a few licks and pushed it over to me for first bite .
17 All Connor did was to add a preservative to this enzyme that gave it a few months ' shelf life .
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