Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i [modal v] not give " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | Congress , I joined the Labour Party and I became a Socialist , I remain a member of the Labour Party , I remain a Socialist , I 'm a trade unionist , I wo n't give up my Labour Party membership and I wo n't give up my involvement to my trade union and my linkage between the trade union movement and the Labour Party without a fight . |
| 3 | I could actually give you the exact figures er or or Mr but I wo n't give them at at the moment of the top of my head . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I 've only got Batman and I ca n't give you Californian Games cos it 's not mine . |
| 6 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 7 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |