Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not [vb infin] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 2 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
| 4 | Perry offers to buy me a drink , but I will not give him the satisfaction . |
| 5 | I can not think what the Riding , but not only the Riding , will be without him . |
| 6 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
| 7 | I d I know that , there 's that phrase you know , we will never see his like again , I think we probably will , but it will be a very long time , and I can not tell you the infinite feeling of sadness erm , that I felt when I heard of his passing . |
| 8 | That 's right so you then go into the en suite room , well I can not tell you the trouble I 've had from the en suite ! |
| 9 | I can not give you the exact quantities you should use , for it will vary from one water to another according to the carp population . |
| 10 | All this may seem like a put-off — but so many have died through lack of thought , facilities and impatience I can not give you the impression that they are going to be cheap and easy , quite the reverse ! |
| 11 | I can not envisage what the circumstances will be in 20 years ' time . |
| 12 | At this stage , I can not say what the link will be , although I can say that it will be a dedicated , high-quality link . |
| 13 | Now it was a rule and the custom at the time that any of the staff could impose a fine on the spot and in this circumstance Fagan imposed a fine of 10 " ackers " — that is 10 piastres , which I can not remember what the value was at the time , but let us say it was something in the order of 5 . |
| 14 | I can not remember who the letter is from . |
| 15 | I can not imagine who the people were who thought up such fiendish dodges , but they stopped at nothing . |
| 16 | As I increased Cleveland 's capital allocation from £2.9 million to £3.8 million , I can not accept what the hon. Gentleman says . |
| 17 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 18 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 19 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 20 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 21 | And I 'm glad enough to have you back , since you could not give me the grandson I hoped for — ’ |
| 22 | She would not give them the satisfaction of seeing her beg . |
| 23 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 24 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 25 | She will not say what the item is , claiming ( reasonably ) that she wo n't divulge the secret of a valuable or important item to people she does not know and can hardly be expected to trust . |
| 26 | Take her to Nicosia , but only if you will not do her the service of remaining here , in this town , at her side . ’ |
| 27 | So if you can not decide what the icon that looks like a milk churn with an overgrown mushroom beside it means you can select it and discover that it means Paste Clipboard contents — oh perhaps it is supposed to be a drawing pin besides a board but you could have fooled me ! |
| 28 | You can not , you can not give them the the national curriculum book ! |
| 29 | You can not guarantee what the resulting shade will be , though — you build up depth with subsequent layers — and you can get tell-tale streaking if you are not very careful with application . |
| 30 | He is a devil , but you can not help what the gods … ’ |