Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] n't give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He 'd never had affection so he could n't give it . |
| 4 | Churchill knows he 'll never win this war , but he ca n't give it up ! |
| 5 | He asked Stan for a job but he would n't give him one |
| 6 | ‘ He admitted that there was someone else , but he would n't give me any details . |
| 7 | ‘ Because he could n't give me names , only descriptions . |