Example sentences of "not give him the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try .
2 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 .
3 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 ) .
4 She would not give him the satisfaction .
5 She would not give him the satisfaction .
6 Perry offers to buy me a drink , but I will not give him the satisfaction .
7 An order for specific performance is one which requires the seller actually to deliver the goods and does not give him the option of paying damages instead .
8 As one of the party 's rural Deputies put it : ‘ If Ray proves he can do the toughest job in the EC , and he has , would n't it be foolish not to give him the opportunity to run this little country of ours ? ’
9 He allowed himself a small , tight smile as she clenched her teeth and remained staring him full in the face , determined not to give him the satisfaction of accepting his subtle invitation to check his statement .
10 He took a step towards her as he started to unbutton his shirt , and she forced herself not to give him the satisfaction of moving away .
11 She clenched her fists , unable to struggle , but determined not to give him the satisfaction of knowing she wanted him .
12 Still half asleep he smiled indulgently , scenting a victory , since he had wanted to be generous all day and had been feeling mildly irritated with her for not giving him the opportunity .
13 It also reinforces his case by demonstrating the implications of not giving him the cash that he needs .
14 Morris suddenly felt tired ; the doctored wine was not giving him the uplift he needed .
15 No , well let , let no we have n't given him the go ahead yet .
16 We did n't give him the message .
17 Tonight she would n't give him the chance to do his disappearing act .
18 I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it .
19 She would n't give him the satisfaction of showing any further anger or distress .
20 If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction .
21 But even as the words echoed in her brain , she knew she would n't voice them , would n't give him the satisfaction of knowing just how childishly he could make her behave .
22 No , sir , she would n't give him the satisfaction .
23 Just because the guy can drop names we have all heard of and used to know Bruce McLaren does n't give him the right to bore us every week .
24 Still , she thought as she closed the door of the trophy-room , it does n't give him the right to treat me like — She bit off the dreadful word that sprang to mind .
25 Just because he was her boss , that did n't give him the right to organise her social life as well !
26 We 've had a few lazy laughs in the past , and I knew he carried clout , but I did n't give him the respect he deserved .
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