Example sentences of "[not/n't] give [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he did not give her the opportunity . |
| 2 | Nevertheless she said , ‘ Why not give her the benefit of the doubt ? |
| 3 | I for one will not give her the satisfaction of even seeming to care . |
| 4 | The council tax will treat widows unfairly in the same way , because it does not give them the discount that they deserve . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She would not give them the satisfaction of seeing her beg . |
| 8 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | As fighting on board goes first one way and then the other , the captain strikes Thomas Fox to death with a belaying pin in an access of rage because the boy , genuinely unaware of the seamen 's plotting and almost insensible after hours at the masthead in icy weather , does not give him the names of the conspirators . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | Although on friendly terms with Matthew Boulton before going to Birmingham , he would not give him the details of a cannon ‘ that the Americans have constructed on a new principle ’ . |
| 13 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 14 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 15 | Perry offers to buy me a drink , but I will not give him the satisfaction . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | And since she shared Humber 's and my attitude to our job , she did not give me the kind of pep-talk Aline would have come up with in these circumstances . |
| 18 | He did not give me the money for either . |
| 19 | ‘ He did not give me the poem , ’ Benjamin replied . |
| 20 | And I 'm glad enough to have you back , since you could not give me the grandson I hoped for — ’ |
| 21 | Why not give me the letter — unless there 's anything private in it — and the woman 's address . ’ |
| 22 | The present churches are right to be concerned that many do not give themselves the opportunity to grow in any faith because apathy and false gods have moved into the vacuum that exists instead of a soul . |
| 23 | What the right-wingers are saying is that we will have the trade unions ' money but we will not give 'em the right to vote . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | All this may seem like a put-off — but so many have died through lack of thought , facilities and impatience I can not give you the impression that they are going to be cheap and easy , quite the reverse ! |
| 26 | 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 ! |
| 27 | The mixture of an SD1 engine , Range Rover flywheel and exhaust in a Range Rover does not give you the power that you might expect , so be careful when mixing engine components such as flywheels , camshafts , distributor and carbs from different engine applications . |
| 28 | ‘ Her Majesty is paying your bills now , not the State , but that does not give you the right to behave any way you like . ’ |
| 29 | Your card does not give you the right to overdraw your account . |
| 30 | The degree of emphasis given in each religion may vary considerably — some may not give it the prominence which another does . |