Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not give [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I must not give way to it , because it is so unlike me and quite causeless .
2 I would not give space to anti-arrhythmics in my bag as a GP .
3 I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman at the moment ; not in this speech .
4 No , I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman .
5 I shall not give way to my hon. Friend , as I believe that I have done so once already and I have only a little time left .
6 I will not give way at the moment , although I may later .
7 I can not give credence to the 17 per cent .
8 With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion .
9 There was , it seemed , no peculiar distinction , however trifling or minute , which might not give value to a volume , providing the indispensable quality of scarcity , or rare occurrence , was attached to it .
10 Where the activity involved is one which would not give rise to insuperable planning objections if it were carried out somewhere else , then the planning authority should do all it can to help in finding suitable alternative premises before initiating enforcement action .
11 Mr Browning motioned his wife to be quiet and taking Wilson 's arm conducted her to the door , saying something to the effect that she must not give way to gloomy thoughts and that doubtless she was tired with a young baby still nursing and a house to run .
12 A CHARGE of rape on a mentally handicapped girl was dropped yesterday after a judge ruled she could not give evidence against her alleged attacker .
13 If they do not sprout , she will not give birth at all ’ .
14 Although the female may be mated in July she will not give birth until the following May after a gestation period of almost 300 days .
15 Two separate people are essential for any exchange to take place : you can not give presents to yourself , just as you can not give yourself to yourself .
16 One must not give way to despair .
17 SFA chief executive Jim Farry said last night : ‘ We have told the FA we will not give permission for this TV game to be shown in Scotland .
18 We will not give way to those who mistakenly believe that power grows out of the barrel of a gun .
19 In describing a future coalition government he promised that ‘ we will not give representatives of the other side just two or three armchairs ’ .
20 Manjiku was the creature who wanted to be a woman ; the beast that stole children for his own because he could not give birth to them himself .
21 Edward for his part had to accommodate himself to political and financial realities , and was prepared to compromise with the commons in return for taxes , though he would not give way on the fundamental issue of the right to choose his own councillors .
22 That being so , will my right hon. Friend give the House a commitment that he will not give way on that in the discussions next week ?
23 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 .
24 The Home Secretary has told the Commission that he can not give advice on the matter .
25 Again , it has been held that the Prison rules are merely ‘ regulatory ’ and that breach of them can not give rise to a cause of action for damages although it may found an application for judicial review .
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