Example sentences of "[not/n't] give [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The local ombudsman found Lancashire SSD had not given her the support and counselling she needed .
2 No Alan 's not given me the go ahead really to , to do .
3 Theseus would still be blundering around in the labyrinth where he went to slay the Minotaur , if Ariadne had not given him a ball of thread so that he could retrace his steps when the deed was done .
4 We must also recognise that we have not given them the support and management guidance on practical recruitment that they , as volunteers , need .
5 If the police had not given us the benefit of the doubt , I should have been more than a little proud to go to jail in his company , together with the Cup .
6 It was clear that Holmes ' cleverness with the telegram had not given us the proof we needed .
7 Now I 've not given you a lot of chance to speak because you said you do n't want to go and to , but I want
8 If your lecturer has not given you a book list , get one of your larger colleagues to persuade him to do so .
9 ‘ Do n't you know God has not given you the spirit of fear but of love and a sound mind ? ’
10 But he did not give her the opportunity .
11 Nevertheless she said , ‘ Why not give her the benefit of the doubt ?
12 I for one will not give her the satisfaction of even seeming to care .
13 ‘ Why not give yourself a rest from it ? ’
14 If you introduce them before a year old , do not give them every day .
15 So , if you have room for a large tank why not give them a try ?
16 Why not give them a duty free voucher next time they fly ?
17 The council tax will treat widows unfairly in the same way , because it does not give them the discount that they deserve .
18 In these stories the young characters learn that their greater physical power does not give them the right to treat the little people as playthings or inferiors .
19 He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut .
20 She would not give them the satisfaction of seeing her beg .
21 When the defence requested more time to prepare their case , Jeffries raged , ‘ I will not give him a minute 's time more to save his life ’ .
22 In 1915 , Grand Admiral von Tirpitz confided to his diary : ‘ The Kaiser does not give him a chance . ’
23 Do not give him a pretext to strike you down . ’
24 i guess that frank want to leave : not getting any first team play will not give him a world cup spot — and i guess for most players the dream is to — play — in the world cup finals — not sitting on the bench/playing for the reserves for Leeds — even if you are a Leeds fan …
25 I would not give him an answer until we were on our own .
26 In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try .
27 I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available .
28 When Michel Rocard was replaced by Edith Cresson on 15 May 1991 , his official letter of resignation made it clear that President Mitterrand had asked him to resign , even though the constitution does not give him the right ( the President is responsible for ‘ nominating ’ the Prime Minister and for approving the Cabinet , but not for dismissing him ) .
29 She would not give him the satisfaction .
30 She would not give him the satisfaction .
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