Example sentences of "[conj] do [not/n't] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Studies which show apparent equality in decision-making between husbands and wives often omit or do not give due weight to many of the more important decisions such as where to live , when to move or when to buy a new car ( Gillespie , 1972 ) . |
| 2 | The torygraph is full of tits — namely the people who write — especially the football correspondents and even more so those that do n't give Leeds a good write up ( see Leeds vs Arse ) . |
| 3 | Do n't close your ears to the world and do n't give up . |
| 4 | give up seats for you And do n't give |
| 5 | Always throw away broken toys and do n't give them to others — it just passes on the risk of accidents to someone else . |
| 6 | I keep at it — whatever it is — and do n't give up too easily |
| 7 | They still maintain they 're ‘ dead immature and do n't give a shit ’ , but they are also bored stupid by all the tales of rock'n'roll excess . |
| 8 | ‘ Serve the Captain first — and do n't give me any , you know it 's bad for me , not more than a taste , one slice — that 's enough ! |
| 9 | Try making a " clean start " — say , on the hour — and do n't give up until you 've completed a reasonable work stint . |
| 10 | Try to limit juice and other sugary drinks to mealtimes when they 'll do the least damage , dilute them well and do n't give them in a bottle used as a dummy because these bathe the teeth in sugar for long periods of time . |
| 11 | And do n't give me that ‘ Yes , but it 's their talent that comes across ’ routine , because your idea of coming across must be very different from mine . |
| 12 | Beckoning over a young man , whose look of boredom miraculously changed to one of interest when he saw Ellie , the receptionist gave a wry smile before instructing , ‘ If you 'll give him your car keys , he 'll park it for you and take your luggage up to your room — and do n't give him more than your car keys , ’ she added with friendly warning . |
| 13 | ‘ And do n't give me any crap about hunting and fur-trading helping to preserve the primitive economies and lifestyles of Eskimos and Bantu bloody tribesmen or whatever . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And do n't give me any crap about a man 's got ta do what a man 's got ta do . |
| 15 | And do n't give me fish . |
| 16 | that 's a funny thing on the phone when he said about paying I said a hundred a six pound complete so I said and do n't give me a cheque cos I do n't want one ! |
| 17 | And do n't give it to me again . |
| 18 | Now we all know because we 're print buyers to a larger or greater degree but they 're clients they over-estimate they add about twenty five per cent more on than they need and you have to send them back to sharpen their pencils several times before you 've seen the estimate , they of course know that all print buyers are idiots who keep forgetting all the important things and do n't give them half the information they need like the weight of paper or the fact that there 's to be a pocket at the back so , I think if we got the man I think if we maybe started off with H M S O the print buyer which is more akin to what we are and say well you know these are the problems I 've got I 'm sitting with a six million pound budget buying for the whole of the government of Scotland and I have problems and these are the problems that I have , then we get to the wee man from who says now wait a minute boys I get the rubbish that you send out , that was the message and let's make it funny but slightly aggressive let's highlight the real problems because that 's what it 's about , we 're not here for a nice night we 're here to learn |
| 19 | The historical texts were confined to enumerating the kings who lived in those troubled years and do not give any indication that something important was occurring at that time . |
| 20 | Demand the absolute top limit and do not give way too easily . |
| 21 | How might you incorporate the principle of Ephesians 4:26–27 , ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry , and do not give the devil a foothold ’ , into a goal for your marriage ? |
| 22 | When you answer the phone , just say ‘ hello ’ and do not give your name and number . |
| 23 | ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry , and do not give the devil a foothold ’ ( Eph. 4:26–7 ) . |
| 24 | Never remove any clothes that have stuck to the skin and do not give the child anything to drink in case he or she has to go to the operating theatre . |
| 25 | It would be beneficial to warn people to change their ‘ alien ’ notes to familiar currency during the Christmas period so they know where they are and do not give the opportunity to the fast buck merchants of lining their nests . |
| 26 | ‘ They want no part of it and do not give it their support . |
| 27 | Money Expect to be challenged and opposed every step of the way as far as your long-term financial plans are concerned , but do n't give up . |
| 28 | Bono and U2 sometimes wonder , but do n't give up the fight . |
| 29 | ‘ We originally thought the IXI name would go away , ’ says new owner , Santa Cruz Operation Inc : instead the company will use the IXI name as a brand for its front-end technologies and it will also use the IXI connection to try and win accounts that would otherwise be unwilling to buy from Santa Cruz , but do n't give a damn who owns IXI . |
| 30 | Many manufacturers test to tog value ( the warmth rating used for duvets ) , but do n't give the information on the pack . |