Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] can [not/n't] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 2 | For good measure , she added , a trifle pathetically , ‘ I am a good girl , really truly , even if I ca n't give you any references , and I will work hard , I promise . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ At least I have given you your past even if I can not give you your future . |
| 4 | Drink plenty of water ( bottled or filtered ) , herb teas , diluted fruit juices , and only one or two cups of ordinary tea or coffee a day if you can not give it up altogether . |
| 5 | If we ca n't give them what they want , a cash offer might have its uses . |
| 6 | If they ca n't help you speak to the feed companies themselves , and if they can not give you the information you want do n't buy their feed , its as simple as that ! |
| 7 | Now if you see somebody going into this state , you must give them sugar , it 's no good waiting till they 've fainted or become unconscious because you ca n't give them anything then , can you ? |
| 8 | " These are from my share of the fruit , " he said , " for I ca n't give you the pears that belong to my brothers . " |
| 9 | ‘ One ca n't give cast-iron guarantees , just as you ca n't give me guarantees about my safety if I was to go to Birmingham , ’ Mr Thomas replied . |
| 10 | In studying Epicurus , Gassendi found confirmation for the embryonic idea of the Exercises , that sense-experience might give us something worthwhile and valuable even though it can not give us knowledge of necessary causes and of the natures of things . |