Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb mod] not give " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had reached a pitch where he could n't give up . |
| 2 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 3 | Work is now in progress , although I can not give an exact date for its completion . |
| 4 | Although I can not give the House any good news on that score tonight , I can say that we are considering the matter . |
| 5 | Although I can not give a date , we intend to proceed just as soon as we can resolve the question of the contract . |
| 6 | They 're my favourites , so I sha n't give them up . |
| 7 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 9 | Like the hon. Member for Copeland , I have reduced my time considerably , so I will not give way . |
| 10 | You wo n't learn where I 'm holed up so you ca n't give anything away . |
| 11 | It 's not just the medical attention that 's first class either ; there 's a gym , so you wo n't give up your exercise routine will you , darling ? |
| 12 | International mail involves the postal services of other countries as well as our own , so we can not give precise service standards . |
| 13 | Coun Arthur Taylor said there was no planning opposition so they should not give in to the vandals by refusing the application . |
| 14 | But when he gets round to it , I think he 'll control them a bit more closely , now you can invest in that sort of fund quite safely , and although it wo n't give you any capital growth , because if they 're giving you ten percent income , obviously the capital growth 's going to be limited , but er if it 's the income that you 're after , not a bad thing to do , so I mean at the moment I may actually combine one income-type er P E P with one growth and income , where the , where the , perhaps the yield is about five percent . |
| 15 | He 'd never had affection so he could n't give it . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ At least I have given you your past even if I can not give you your future . |
| 18 | So if you ca n't give all your accounts equal time and effort start on your biggest one first and work down to your smallest one last . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't do anything with the matter if you wo n't give me the details . |
| 20 | ‘ If you wo n't give me details , I do n't see how I 'm supposed to help . ’ |
| 21 | There was the public humiliation of being dropped from the side ; the autocratic style of managers , who were themselves as afraid and insecure as their players ; the refusal to let good players use their natural talent to play , forcing them through repetitive training ‘ systems ’ and naïve ‘ game plans ’ ; the petty jealousies of the players , their hierarchies , and childish pranks ; the fear of the new signing , who has to be included at the expense of an old friend ; the view of a match from ‘ the inside ’ when you know a team-mate does not want the ball but wants it to look as if you will not give it to him . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Discipline means having an agenda , starting and finishing the meeting when you said you would , answering the client 's questions with authority ( and if you can not give an answer , say you do not know but you will find out ) ; having your paperwork neat and easily at hand ; offering the best hospitality you can provide , such as telephones , a cup of coffee , a comfortable chair and a pad and pencil in case he did n't bring his own . |
| 24 | If we ca n't give them what they want , a cash offer might have its uses . |
| 25 | its , it , the other truck drivers and I have to say that erm to a certain extent you do need to be forceful and positive because er they need a lot of space to manoeuvre on the road and a lot of people who drive cars do n't quite realize how much space they need and if they wo n't give you the space you have to take it . |
| 26 | Most publications will give you a number to ring even if they will not give an address , and once you have spoken to the potential recipients you should have no trouble in getting addresses — and a convenient time — to deliver . |
| 27 | 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 ! |
| 28 | If he ca n't give that assurance in his summing up , then we will be opposing . |
| 29 | If he wo n't give Rocky a chance why should he even consider giving St-wart a chance ? |
| 30 | Notwithstanding , the firm has backed all the way , and has continued to work for Bell Lawrie , even if he can not give advice to clients . |