Example sentences of "and give [pron] [art] good " in BNC.

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1 Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up .
2 ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’
3 ‘ I 'll go and give her the good news . ’
4 I 'll just pop in and give them a good scare .
5 He would come here and give you a good , price for everything you wanted to sell . "
6 ‘ Take him and give him a good dowsing . ’
7 He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders .
8 And give him the good news .
9 I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake .
10 To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner .
11 Do this the day before you intend to fish , and give them a good shake every time you walk past them .
12 I 've been there before and played well , and Dunwell , Withall ; there 's no reason why not and then bring Port Vale back here and give them a good — they 're a good side Port Vale , they 've done exceptionally well .
13 Love for another is one of the main derivatives of this awareness of difference ( two bodies in different skins ) and the accompanying gratitude when good things are provided : ‘ I love you because you are my mother and give me the good things I need . ’
14 The therapist who will listen to your problems and give you a good perm is bound to avoid the dole .
15 But then , it 's a big difference between skiing abroad and you know , like staying somewhere like Cyprus skiing in Scotland , it 's true , but I mean , it 's like the first , I mean , my dad 's typical , sort of , get to the top of the hill and give you a good shove , you know , give you one time to go down a bit slowly and then after that you just get to the top ski downhill phhhh .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 Grab a hold of that please , and give it a good hard tug . .
19 And John meantime seeks always to dismiss me as incompetent and neurotic ( probably , as people wiser than me , such as his own lawyer , say , he does this to suit his own ends and to give himself a good press and to live within his own fantasies and eccentricities . )
20 It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants .
21 and giving them a good pull .
22 Have you ever watched seasoned knitted diving into cartons of yarn , coming up with a cone and giving it a good sniff ?
23 Shep got up and gave himself a good stretch .
24 He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay .
25 If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side .
26 I hung the carpets out and gave them a good beating . ’
27 The police at Castlereagh allocated a cell to each man and gave them a good meal .
28 The Daily Telegraph has the studious Christopher Martin-Jenkins , and gives him a good deal more space than his competitors — a distinct advantage when it comes to conveying the feel of play , rather than merely recycling statistics from the scoresheet .
29 He does n't flirt with it , he takes it home and gives it a good f—ing .
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