Example sentences of "give it the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Endorsement by IOSCO would not only enhance the IASC 's credibility but could give it the opportunity to expand its work . |
| 2 | The company said end of year financial results — which recorded its first profitable quarter , thought to be around $1m on revenues of $45m — will give it the opportunity to concentrate on software . |
| 3 | The degree of emphasis given in each religion may vary considerably — some may not give it the prominence which another does . |
| 4 | Littlewoods ' 25% would give it the size to be able to rival Great Universal Stores , the clear market leader on 40% . |
| 5 | BT 's new alliance should also give it the sort of access to the American market it has long been seeking . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't care how good the idea is , I do n't like you and wo n't give it the time of day . ’ |
| 7 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 8 | The court held that this did not give it the power to operate a commercial laundry . |
| 9 | Joining the Visa network would give it the leg-up it needs . |
| 10 | 1647 ) [ q.v. ] wrote of him that he was ‘ such a desperate licenser ’ that ‘ if the Devil himself could make a book , and give it the title , A Plea for Liberty of Conscience … he would license it . ’ |
| 11 | Would they , er , give it the bird . |
| 12 | Now you can , those are both the same sides so you 're gon na en add them together and give it the sign that is common to both . |
| 13 | Now here you got minus six plus four take the smaller from the larger and give it the sign of a larger . |
| 14 | When the signs are the same if they 're two pluses you add them and it 's plus if they 're both minus you add them and it 's minus here you take the smaller from the larger and give it the sign of a larger . |
| 15 | We give it the cook and she cooked it . |
| 16 | And make sure that you give it the way they want . |
| 17 | A teaching profession with a better understanding and a wider knowledge of educational research would be more able to question those who indulge in ‘ jargon ’ and also have a solid base from which to put forward their views which , whether rightly or wrongly , still rely too heavily on intuitive feel for what is happening , and I feel confident that the STRN can help bring this about if Scottish teachers give it the support it deserves . |
| 18 | It 's a a a re a really nice restaurant but you can pick all your food raw and they just , there 's a chef cooking , and you just get one of these plates , you can have as many helpings as you want , they serve you a cold starter and a hot starter but there 's a buffet that 's about half the size of our club and one side of it it 's all fish on a wet fish slab , and steak , and veal , and chicken and so there 's every sort of meat you can think of , and you can pick a wooden platter full of it , so you go and give it the chef with this number that they give you and then they come serve you with whatever you want . |
| 19 | Israel 's uniqueness stems from the fact that it considers itself to be in a perpetual state of war with its Arab neighbours which , together with the Nazi barbarities of the last war , is somehow supposed to make the rest of the world feel permanently sorry for Israel and give it the right to carry out any intelligence operations it likes . |
| 20 | Britain has a massive advantage in natural resources that give it the potential to be at the forefront of renewable energy generation . |
| 21 | The Sword of Justice is encrusted with ancient Dwarf Runes which give it the power of unswerving accuracy and deadly retribution . |
| 22 | If CERN 's members give it the go-ahead , it will be ready sooner than the SSC , for which it will be the only competitor . |
| 23 | Giving parents a measure of choice would , it was argued , be more likely to secure their involvement in the school and in their child 's schooling : ‘ They are more likely to support a school they have freely chosen and to give it the loyalty which is so essential if their children are to do the same . ’ |
| 24 | It 's got instant character , whereas a new guitar has n't had the years of beating on it and fiddling with to give it the character . |
| 25 | Although historical events have conspired to seal Russian Formalism off from other intellectual developments in the twentieth century and to give it the character of an isolated and localized phenomenon , it does nevertheless have connections with a variety of more recent theoretical movements . |
| 26 | No one has yet been able to stand up to that complex and refuse to give it the money . |
| 27 | The stated aim of the legislation was " to establish in Russia courts of justice that are swift , equitable , merciful , and equal for all our subjects , to elevate the authority of the judiciary , to give it the independence that befits it , and in general to strengthen among our people … respect for the law " . |
| 28 | Genoa boasted a powerful ancient landed nobility whose surplus wealth helped to give it the capital for its commercial enterprises ; but it also needed to import food and raw materials from elsewhere , and enjoyed a powerful economic motive for becoming a centre of commerce . |
| 29 | My chances of getting my hands on it long enough to give it the once-over were minimal , and I did n't fancy trying to steal it off Harley . |
| 30 | Er a well I do n't know , I feel that th there used to be something in that , that used to burn it up now what they call their top site and when they burned it they took all the acid out of it , and there used to be all yellow stuff come out the chimney and that , when they finished burn that was always red and the Germans used to come after that before the war , Second World War , they used to come after that and they used to reckon they make paintwork but now you done something else different with it and they use I tell you we used to give it the name of green oar or parites |