Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [modal v] n't give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left … |
| 2 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 3 | I could actually give you the exact figures er or or Mr but I wo n't give them at at the moment of the top of my head . |
| 4 | ‘ But you ca n't give me presents as well . |
| 5 | But you would n't give me straight answer would you ? |
| 6 | But she would n't give him that satisfaction . |
| 7 | No , but she wo n't give you two sets of homework other . |
| 8 | She knew they were n't suited to each other , really ; she did n't love him , but she could n't give him up just yet . |
| 9 | But we ca n't give it back to 'im , can we , not knowing who 'e is or where 'e lives . ’ |
| 10 | Not because they could not be useful — but they would n't give us , as desiring female spectators , that much to look at . |
| 11 | A twenty-one-year-old mother of two small children in Coventry said , " I told social security that the children 's shoes were too small , but they would n't give us a grant . |
| 12 | Well I ai n't got any but they wo n't give me any ! |
| 13 | I just ca n't stand it at times , but they ca n't give me anything for it . |
| 14 | Churchill knows he 'll never win this war , but he ca n't give it up ! |
| 15 | He asked Stan for a job but he would n't give him one |
| 16 | ‘ He admitted that there was someone else , but he would n't give me any details . |
| 17 | Separate aircraft from Aberdeen and Edinburgh so that will double the capacity but it wo n't give us two frequencies of cost . |
| 18 | Cost control will serve us well for a single year but it wo n't give us a company that will survive into the next century . |