Example sentences of "give it [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We can change the terminology , we can give it different words , we can talk about making a commitment to Christ , we can talk about salvation , we can talk about conversion , the word , they 're not the important thing it 's this act of a new birth of receiving God in Christ for ourselves , believing that he died for us and are receiving this new life . |
| 32 | The sale proceeds will be used to pay off Heywood Williams 's debts and give it net cash of £65 million to fund expansion . |
| 33 | The mountain goat is built primarily for steady , tireless climbing rather than speed and great agility : its short legs and short body , which allow it to place all four feet close together , also give it great stability on narrow , uneven ledges . |
| 34 | The bat 's ear is similar in design to ours , but with refinements which give it great sensitivity at ultrasonic frequencies . |
| 35 | The advantages of the Lucas bus is that the rubber tyres give it better grip on steel and help to reduce shocks on the chassis . |
| 36 | Give it fifty years and I 'll bet you that the baker and all the rest of the folks , it 'll be coming from a supermarket , but they 'll be delivering stuff that you 've put on your computer . |
| 37 | They are intended for those who like to probe into the whys and wherefores of things or who like to assess fully the credentials of a subject before they give it serious consideration . |
| 38 | It is primarily this area of work which has prompted many supporting agencies to identify with WACC and give it financial resources . |
| 39 | We will restore public control of the National Grid and give it new duties and powers to ensure the long-term security of electricity supplies . |
| 40 | Go upstairs and paint that room in a minute , give it two coats today |
| 41 | I give it two nights . |
| 42 | Give it six months at least . |
| 43 | Give it extra length . |
| 44 | I 've got ta be catched I wo n't actually do it I 'll just come in run a mo just give it complete customers and and help |
| 45 | There is however , as always , a number of devoted and sincere people who believe all the teachings and claims of the associated church , and give it complete support , that is , attend the services and other gatherings , provide funds to the limit of their abilities and endeavour to preserve something of that precious atmosphere which pervades all ancient places of worship . |
| 46 | While these results do not argue strongly for the maternal depletion theory , the findings give it moderate support , attesting to a probable differential in fetal viability with the elapse of varying periods between pregnancies or births . |
| 47 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 48 | The very flexible hooves of the mountain goat give it maximum grip on precarious slopes and dizzy ledges . |
| 49 | It 's what they put down the lavatory to disinfect the pan only they give it another name . ’ |
| 50 | If it disappoints , do n't scrap it at once , but wait for a second year and give it another chance to redeem your hopes and optimism . |
| 51 | Then give it another wash with moss killer to keep it clean . |
| 52 | Give it another go , wo n't you , Dr Fenemore ? |
| 53 | ‘ But after a fortnight Stuart ( Adamson ) rang me up and suggested we get back together again and give it another go , I rang Tony ( Butler ) and we took it from there . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ Give it another couple of minutes and I 'll show you . |
| 55 | ‘ My dear , you made my evening — that ghastly gathering — do n't give it another thought . ’ |
| 56 | But give it another hour . |
| 57 | give it another week ? |
| 58 | And er you get out give it another coat with a thingummy and then you work straight across straight across and you just gradually add maybe just a wee drop of methylated spirits till you get all that oil and you see it glistening . |
| 59 | For instance , the Worldport 2496 is a Class 2 fax modem yet several packages give it special treatment |
| 60 | Would it , he was thinking , be like the ending of Forster 's as yet unpublished Maurice , a somewhat tame homo novel of which he was to say , commenting on the male lovers setting up house at the end , ‘ I give it three weeks ? ’ |