Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb mod] n't give " in BNC.
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1 | Another feeling , which is much more likely if you talk about my character , would be that I ca n't give anything more to this ensemble , that it 's time for someone fresher to guide these people in the right direction . |
2 | ‘ You know very well that I ca n't give you that sort of information , ’ said Harris , his gravelly voice unusually gentle . |
3 | He did n't seem convinced so I did n't tell him that I would n't give odds on his wheels being there in the morning . |
4 | Very few athletes enter sport without the assistance and encouragement of a teacher who might innocently create serious tensions , as with Jackie Jackson , whose PE teacher strengthened her commitment to athletics , a commitment which proved destructive to her educational aims , as she pointed out : ‘ I was spending so much time in athletics that I could n't give enough time to my ‘ A ’ levels . ’ |
5 | On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level . |
6 | ‘ I told the police I would take them off in this country , but that I could n't give confirmation I would n't use them abroad . ’ |
7 | She was n't sure just how she felt , but she retained enough control to know that she could n't give in to shock in front of fitzAlan . |
8 | Belle 's angels told her that this terrifying woman suffered excruciating headaches and that she must n't give up . |
9 | Chris insists that you should n't give them anything you 're not prepared to eat yourself . |
10 | Erm in so that it 's our fault really that we ca n't give work to our our er people . |
11 | and , and , er of course that the commission looked at this as er , er , as a question to be looked at in the context of the market and of all facts , but they said you , if you want restrictions you can be sure that we wo n't give you any exemption for them , so you 'd better remove every single solitary objection , objec er restriction that we identify , that 's why at the end of the day they got er , it was a very , very strict approach by the commission , you can have nothing which is acceptable , you can get negative clearance but you 've got to be cleaner than clean , whiter than white , so remove every possible restriction . |
12 | They hid the grave so that we could n't give the bodies a proper burial . |
13 | And I suspect that if we offered them counselling from cater good catering advice on how to maximise their market return they 'll do it because I would n't hang about for a meal if I knew that they would n't give you a meal in fifteen minutes , I 'd go and eat somewhere else . |
14 | Where I have a little concern and that 's only 'cos I do n't know the of all of it , is that you are picking up , yes very minor non-conformances but in practice fairly large numbers in a fairly short time scale what I would be concerned about is when you get your B S I audit that these other areas that you have n't looked at have got equally this lack of attention to detail , that you end up with not only major break down in your system , but sufficient minor breakdowns in your system , to cause them to say that they wo n't give you registration . |
15 | What the Government is trying to do is to persuade the estate agents that they should n't give false particulars at all . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | ‘ Tomorrow , you make sure that he ca n't give details of the formula to anyone else — ever . ’ |
18 | Nathan had needed no special arrangements : when very well dressed he looks scruffy — I suppose it must be a gift ; it is certainly true that he could n't give it away — and today he was not very well dressed . |