Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] can [not/n't] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know very well that I ca n't give you that sort of information , ’ said Harris , his gravelly voice unusually gentle . |
| 2 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 3 | There are , however , clear attempts to make us giggle , like when the Swamp Thing ( Dick Durock ) conceives a passion for Heather Locklear 's leading lady but tells her that he ca n't give her the love she wants because he 's a plant . |
| 4 | He tells me that sometimes my desire verges on cannibalism , and that he can not give me what I want . |
| 5 | And I ca n't give her that . ’ |
| 6 | There are things I have to do ; things I have to think about , Holy Father , Father Tom , things that are occupying my mind and I ca n't give you time for these things , these words , Father Tom , Your Holiness . ’ |
| 7 | I 've only got Batman and I ca n't give you Californian Games cos it 's not mine . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ At least I have given you your past even if I can not give you your future . |
| 10 | but y I ca n't I have to say and I know right ca n't give her what she wants is somebody to sit down somebody to sit her down and talk to her and you ca n't give her the benefit of that because it 's a little battle right between the two silly little girls if you like and if that j if that happens had won right and that 's the way will feel it |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And we ca n't give you any over five horses . |
| 13 | If we ca n't give them what they want , a cash offer might have its uses . |
| 14 | But the , the range of colour is sometimes so close and they ca n't give you a great diversity and the light 's shining on it and sometimes the sun coming in |
| 15 | so you can go to them and ask them for advice and they ca n't give it , because there 's not that link back to where you know |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left … |
| 18 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 19 | ‘ But you ca n't give me presents as well . |
| 20 | But we ca n't give it back to 'im , can we , not knowing who 'e is or where 'e lives . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But we can not give them cash limits because we have no idea how bad the weather is going to be in the winter or what particular type of ‘ flu might be coming along . |
| 22 | Perhaps by contemplating you will find something that is wrong in your proposition … dig the gold and look at the country , but we can not give you the country you ask for . |
| 23 | I just ca n't stand it at times , but they ca n't give me anything for it . |
| 24 | Churchill knows he 'll never win this war , but he ca n't give it up ! |
| 25 | Now if you see somebody going into this state , you must give them sugar , it 's no good waiting till they 've fainted or become unconscious because you ca n't give them anything then , can you ? |
| 26 | " These are from my share of the fruit , " he said , " for I ca n't give you the pears that belong to my brothers . " |
| 27 | ‘ One ca n't give cast-iron guarantees , just as you ca n't give me guarantees about my safety if I was to go to Birmingham , ’ Mr Thomas replied . |
| 28 | In studying Epicurus , Gassendi found confirmation for the embryonic idea of the Exercises , that sense-experience might give us something worthwhile and valuable even though it can not give us knowledge of necessary causes and of the natures of things . |