Example sentences of "give it a good [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matilda said , ‘ I 'd give it a good wash , dad , if I were you , with soap and water . |
| 2 | Pete asked and Mum grinned and said ‘ Well , I suppose so but I 'll give it a good wash when we get home . ’ |
| 3 | And that 'll give it a good help . . |
| 4 | I 'd give it a good hiding if it did n't behave |
| 5 | Personally , I 'd love to see us support it to the hilt , because I believe that , you know , the community theatre , above all else in Ottery , really does give it a good name . |
| 6 | If he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it . |
| 7 | Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre . |
| 8 | Oh give it a good rub . |
| 9 | A high six-iron was the mutual decision , since there was just a gentle breeze to hold the ball up and give it a good chance to stop quickly . |
| 10 | You know , sort of give it a good chance . |
| 11 | He come in Saturday , not that he , we 've heard all that before , said that you can get give it a good wash and squeeze it back , that I ca n't put one on now , give me a ring when you 're done |
| 12 | Cut off two , inch long pieces of gummed tape and , moistening no more than one-quarter of an inch on each strip , stick them on the top edge of your cartridge paper by holding the brown paper hinges and give it a good shake . |
| 13 | Give it a good shake though |
| 14 | at it and oh give it a good shove , I 'm not gon na |
| 15 | Well you give it a good bash then . |
| 16 | Then tape over it with duck tape , make sure it is real nice and tight then when you see a geek walking down the street give it a good throw you will have a blast . |
| 17 | If the floor does not need sanding , at least give it a good scrub and a final wash of white spirits , or a mixture of two parts water to one of ordinary vinegar . |
| 18 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
| 19 | When he opened it moths flew out and he had to give it a good clean to get rid of the cobwebs and years of dust that had settled inside . |
| 20 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 21 | 6 assorted jars of chutney , unused ( I do n't know about you but I seem to accumulate chutney , pickles , lemon curd , etc. , faster than I can demolish it and rather than throw it away when useless , I 'd prefer to give it a good home — the best way of all is to sneak the jars into the National Trust shop at your local Hall or Towers and leave them among the chutneys already there ) |
| 22 | I make his bed once a week to give it a good puff up in the sheets . |
| 23 | you 're supposed to give it a good bees waxing once a year ! |
| 24 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 25 | There is a lot of parental involvement and we have made several improvements to give it a better image . |
| 26 | In spring mulch the soil around it well after giving it a good soaking , this will encourage the soil to stay moist . |
| 27 | The Company felt very pleased when in 1717 it received an imperial decree giving it a good deal of the territorial autonomy for which its ambitious employees had hoped in the 1680s and , in return for an annual payment of 13,000 rupees , freed it from paying customs duties inside India , but there is no sign that the Company realized that developments of this sort showed the Moghul Empire was beginning to lose control of the country . |
| 28 | Have you ever watched seasoned knitted diving into cartons of yarn , coming up with a cone and giving it a good sniff ? |
| 29 | It probably gives it a good colour too . |
| 30 | Away goes Lawrence , shirt soaked with sweat , he bowls to who plays well forward taking the bottom hand off the bat and the ball rolls up to Lawrence who does n't field it , it 's Hugh Morris running from short leg , who then hands the ball to Philip DeFreitas , gives it a good shine on his right thigh . |