Example sentences of "not [adv] give [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the mass media do not single-handedly give shape to the contours of the political system . |
| 2 | The section is intended to give the police power to impose conditions on ‘ coercive ’ marches which will not necessarily give rise to disorder ; a National Front march through a predominantly Asian district may well prompt many of the citizens simply to board up their properties and remain indoors . |
| 3 | The back of the palisade wall can be lined with polythene which will not only give protection against continuous wetting of the timber , but will also stop soil oozing through . |
| 4 | A neighbourly area with at least a few houses nearby will not only give company and a better community feeling but also add to security and safety . |
| 5 | In its recent working party discussion document , entitled Freeing Up Small Business Enterprise , the institute points out that the replacement of the present mandatory audit by an annual accountant 's report ‘ would not only give business better value for money but would also reduce the number of small company failures as more time could be devoted to the survival and growth of small business enterprise ’ . |
| 6 | There was a strong belief that radio should not merely give prominence to the national leadership but also take measures to reduce foreign influence and content in its programmes . |
| 7 | Corporation tax that is repaid as a result of a carry back of ACT will not generally give rise to a repayment supplement . |
| 8 | The 1982 health dispute served notice that the Government would not easily give way in a strike . |
| 9 | ( Lecturers at the Open University do not normally give lectures at all ; they produce correspondence material for their students , as well as working with BBC colleagues on the production of radio and television programmes . ) |
| 10 | I do not normally give way to someone who has just ambled into the Chamber , but I shall make an exception on this occasion , because I rather like the hon. Gentleman 's florid looks . |
| 11 | ( Midland Bank will not normally give credit to applicants under 18 years of age . ) |
| 12 | ( Midland Bank will not normally give credit to applicants under 18 years of age . ) |
| 13 | Midland Bank will not normally give credit to applicants under 18 years of age . |
| 14 | It is n't hard to see here , once again , Pound 's baffled exasperation that , instead of setting up shop as maître d'école , ‘ the very learned British Museum assistant ’ should resolutely duck back into doing such a worthy and humane but undoubtedly over-modest activity as editing such of the letters of his old friend Hewlett as could not conceivably give offence . |
| 15 | The issue is not whether the UK should back nuclear safety research at Ispra ( those of us in the field in the UK are all in favour of that ) , but whether the majority of the resources ( and even an increase in the planned budget ) should be concentrated on a single project which can not possibly give results until late 1986 . |
| 16 | At Altnagelvin Hospital , Londonderry , nursing staff said they could not ethically give information , but details eventually were given after correspondence with the Western Board ; |
| 17 | Cocaine addiction does not invariably give rise to physiological addiction and there may be no significant physical effects of withdrawal . |
| 18 | I could not even give instructions to a painter . |