Example sentences of "give [pers pn] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give them a good shake , in case an interesting piece of paper has been used as a bookmark . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Do this the day before you intend to fish , and give them a good shake every time you walk past them . |
| 4 | Oh yeah all the all the hits er like er Bunch of Time and and Maggie and Old Flames and after all these years , if did n't do those you 'd be shot afterwards like but er what we do with the songs that that were like you know hit singles and that people really come to hear we make sure that you know that we do those and then we put in er you know what we think would be the favourite ones from albums and then we add in a sprinkling of the stuff from the new album so you know we give them a good cross-section for an hour and a half and then we have a good first half of the show as well we 've got first half of the show as well and our band go on with him for forty minutes and er they perform as well a few soloists and er then Tony and myself come on and we do an hour and a half and we go right everything we do on stage we have recorded at some time , we do n't do something that we have n't recorded . |
| 5 | I want to do right by the kid , give them a good home . |
| 6 | er , give them a good clout , and also , |
| 7 | But this time can you concentrate more on what you are going to do with your body to actually tell people via your body or give them a good idea of exactly what you mean |
| 8 | give them a good scrub |
| 9 | 6 League Games have been played as to date ( 22.06.93 ) , with 1 draw , 2 wins and 3 losses ( we have to give them some sort of chance before we give them a good thrashing ) . |
| 10 | As Mr Tony Banks MP has said , ‘ Television should broaden peoples knowledge about parliamentary affairs and the performance of the Government and Opposition , and give them a better base on which to make judgements at the time of the election ’ . |
| 11 | give them a better style whatever , yeah . |
| 12 | At the Pattmore project in London and the Rosemount project in Glasgow for example , mothers are provided with adequate child care and it enables them to attend courses and gain skills and qualifications that give them a better chance in the job market . |
| 13 | Give them a better chance . |
| 14 | Well my family has , is now all over the world so Christmas , give me a good excuse to sa , to tell them to come home , we need you ! |
| 15 | On 4 March he wrote : ‘ [ The breakfasts ] give me a good opportunity of studying that strange little genius who presides over us . |
| 16 | ‘ Now it 's great to be going back there in a successful side — I only hope they give me a good reception . ’ |
| 17 | Although they give me a good start for next issue . |
| 18 | Questioning is by way of being a bargain : ‘ You are asking me to give something up ; well then , give me a good reason for doing so . ’ |
| 19 | We 're all really close to each other , so if the lads give me a good track with some good bits that turn me on , I want to do well for them , I wan na get some lyrics out they 'd like . |
| 20 | You give me a good explanation of what you were doing ? |
| 21 | Give me a good book or newspaper , a good fire and I ask no more . |
| 22 | Different collectors collect stamps for different reason reasons , do you do any of these statements give you a good description of why why you collect ? |
| 23 | At the very least job exhibitions give you a good chance to practise your interviewing technique . |
| 24 | The therapist who will listen to your problems and give you a good perm is bound to avoid the dole . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | In one respect it is superior , as by staying lower down you will be constantly amazed by the ever changing scenery — higher up the views give you a good idea of the terrain you 'll be walking through the next day . |
| 27 | I give you a good example of that , erm , well not how easy it is , not on that , but how easy it is to get money without having the money , okay , Tony wants that , the computer |
| 28 | I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake . |
| 29 | Give him a good toast . |
| 30 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |