Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] not give " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must n't give in . |
| 2 | I ca n't behave naturally because I must n't give offence . |
| 3 | I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless . |
| 4 | I must not give the impression of being without sin . |
| 5 | John Wallace , one of the magistrates of the burgh of Arbroath , explained his reasons for seeking a sinecure appointment worth £50 or so for his son , by emphasising his fear that ‘ the lad will turn out but indifferently qualified for business otherways I should not give so much trouble in asking something for him … |
| 6 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 7 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 8 | To be honest , I could n't give a monkey 's fart about your research . |
| 9 | I kept starting new regimes , then finding I could n't give them up . |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't give two monkeys , ’ he said , making ballet leaps out of sight behind the Land Rover . |
| 11 | The next day she said , ‘ I could n't give one to daddy because there were n't enough . |
| 12 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 13 | As far as audiences and critics were concerned , the answers to the two questions in Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me ? were ‘ Frankly , I could n't give a damn . ’ |
| 14 | In case you 're wondering , I could n't give a monkey 's about hunting , a sport once described as the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable . |
| 15 | ‘ I could n't give my own name , till I found out what that fellow was up to . |
| 16 | Very few athletes enter sport without the assistance and encouragement of a teacher who might innocently create serious tensions , as with Jackie Jackson , whose PE teacher strengthened her commitment to athletics , a commitment which proved destructive to her educational aims , as she pointed out : ‘ I was spending so much time in athletics that I could n't give enough time to my ‘ A ’ levels . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I could n't give a fuck if he was the Immaculate Conception ! |
| 18 | A married 27-year-old estate agent admitted : ‘ There are times when , to be honest , I could n't give a shit whether she enjoys it . ’ |
| 19 | But by the time you were born I could n't give up Other world ; I was deep in the battle we wage here against the powers of the dark , and to leave it would have been deserting . |
| 20 | On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level . |
| 21 | for whom that I had to decide whether I was going to marry him or give him up and decided I could n't give him up so I married him and was extremely happy and was shattered when he died and I , I , a , it went from you know I , I never real , thought I would be as happy , could be as happy as I was |
| 22 | Her shrug meant , I do n't know , I do n't want to know , and , anyway , I could n't give a fuck . |
| 23 | But I felt I could n't give up , for my own sake or the baby 's . |
| 24 | ‘ Jim , I could n't give a toss if the Queen Mum has been gang banged . ’ |
| 25 | But I could n't give in ; one monster is much like another — once you falter , you 're done . |
| 26 | Piper was yelling , ‘ I could n't give a toss for the time-lag on the frequency search-and-lock processor , just re-establish the bloody link ! |
| 27 | ‘ Being perfectly honest , I could n't give a stuff . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 29 | Personally I could n't give a damn about your private life . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , I could n't give a damn how it looks to you ! ’ she retorted angrily . |