Example sentences of "[noun] would [not/n't] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man in the attic had been dragged through the gaps under the roof to one of the empty houses next door , and from there to the bushes down by the beck where the sound of his coughing would not give him away . |
| 2 | He slung the bag into the culvert and replaced the bicycle , remembering to lift it clear of the ground so that the whickering of the freewheel gear would n't give him away . |
| 3 | But none of them would be tempted to incorporate : capital is already available to them ; incorporation would not give them protection from litigation ; and , perhaps most importantly , they would lose their most precious asset — and their achilles heel — their privacy . |
| 4 | When erm the gentry in them days would n't give you nothing . |
| 5 | The official appointment would n't give him more money . |
| 6 | God would not give us ideas and perceptions which inevitably lead us to suppose a world , unless there actually was one . |
| 7 | Even her accent would n't give her away ; all kinds of nationalities came to take up casual work in the restaurants and hotels . |
| 8 | ‘ Steve would n't give him away . ’ |
| 9 | Frankenstein would not give me a wife , but he hoped to find happiness with a wife of his own . |
| 10 | The pater would n't give you the money for your passage and anyway , even if you found the fare , he could force you to come home . |
| 11 | George would n't give me her number . |
| 12 | ‘ George would n't give you her number . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ The PCC would n't give him a bean towards getting it repaired and he said he 'd spike their guns and do it himself . ’ |
| 14 | I know Rosie told me , soon after the wedding , that his bank would n't give him any help , so how did he finally raise the money ? ’ |
| 15 | Each has its fans , while others would not give it tank space . |
| 16 | Five months ago it was tens of thousands , quickly to become millions , of Chinese invoking his name as a symbol of the political reforms which their own rulers would not give them . |