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

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1 That would make th give it a better erm
2 If he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it .
3 Matilda said , ‘ I 'd give it a good wash , dad , if I were you , with soap and water .
4 Would we please give it a good going over ?
5 And that 'll give it a good help . .
6 In all honesty the difficulties are formidable , but I tell you this , for too many years trade unionism has been in the doldrums and with such a prize , however difficult to achieve , it would be a betrayal of our heritage and a betrayal of our members if we do n't give it a good hard try .
7 Pete asked and Mum grinned and said ‘ Well , I suppose so but I 'll give it a good wash when we get home . ’
8 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 .
9 I 'd give it a good hiding if it did n't behave
10 A moist but well-drained fertile soil in a warm sheltered corner will give it the best chance , and even then only in the mildest areas — and do not forget the slugs !
11 Whether it was give it a better flavour or no , I do n't know but we never used the saltpetre .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 at it and oh give it a good shove , I 'm not gon na
15 Grab a hold of that please , and give it a good hard tug . .
16 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 .
17 Before re-assembling the valve give it a good clean and smear petroleum jelly on the piston and on the threads of the cap holding the washer , so that if necessary it can be undone more easily in the future .
18 You know , sort of give it a good chance .
19 Oh give it a good rub .
20 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
21 here , if you want , there , that 'll do , give it a good ru , I think that 's the right one , give it a rub with er , oh no it is n't , hang on , that 's got or something on it
22 Well you give it a good bash then .
23 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 .
24 Cheers , okay Dave give it a good thirty second
25 Give it a good shake though
26 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 .
27 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 )
28 It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants .
29 And we 'd like you to give it a good , hard look , ’ he says , in a voice meant to remind me that his company has a great deal of money lodged with us .
30 I am again told to give it a good , hard look .
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