Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [not/n't] give " in BNC.

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1 What with the cacophony of sounds assailing us from all sides and the crowd of shoppers jostling and pressing between and around us , this reply may not give him a very clear indication of where I am standing .
2 Although many Homes may not give you an induction pack , you could start to make up one of your own .
3 Parties must not give effect to a merger before they notify it to the Commission and for three weeks thereafter .
4 But in theory cycling should n't give you very strong leg muscles .
5 For instance , a background of turquoise card would not give the right feel to this picture at all .
6 Dana would n't give up the chance to shine in front of all the heads of the fashion world .
7 Travis would not give any explanation when asked about her whereabouts and seemed to resent her parents ' questions .
8 The man in the attic had been dragged through the gaps under the roof to one of the empty houses next door , and from there to the bushes down by the beck where the sound of his coughing would not give him away .
9 He slung the bag into the culvert and replaced the bicycle , remembering to lift it clear of the ground so that the whickering of the freewheel gear would n't give him away .
10 But none of them would be tempted to incorporate : capital is already available to them ; incorporation would not give them protection from litigation ; and , perhaps most importantly , they would lose their most precious asset — and their achilles heel — their privacy .
11 What effect would not giving credit have on your sales , your cash flow and your profits ?
12 Good words will not give me back my children …
13 Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying .
14 In my experience , clients will not give up their contacts amongst the trade media and they feel at their most confident when talking to someone from a publication in their own trade or profession .
15 I 'm not saying they would , but what I 'm saying is if say we 're four per cent behind and Ken wo n't give me the exact price
16 As for the CPC , it 's basically a slowed-down Spectrum — even Noel Edmonds wo n't give them away any more !
17 Sacked David wo n't give up
18 It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it .
19 A general term can not give rise to zeugma in this way :
20 You may feel that the council should not give any money at all to a political party , but you can not move an amendment that no money be given since this is a simple negative of the original motion .
21 The school 's Head Master fears that if they were forced to make alternative arrangements , many parents could n't to give them send them there .
22 The courts have held that if there is no evidence that the accused believed that he was not dishonest by the standards of ordinary people , the judge need not give a direction in Ghosh terms : Roberts ( 1987 ) 84 Cr App R 117 on handling ; Price ( 1989 ) 90 Cr App R 409 on deception ; and Squire [ 1990 ] Crim LR 341 on conspiracy to defraud .
23 Opposition figures expressed concern that this timescale would not give newly emerging political parties sufficient time to establish themselves .
24 Volume numbers of Unix-based PC 's are n't there yet and Motif ca n't give us the cash returns we 're looking for with this product ’ .
25 The council ca n't give you that amount .
26 Pretty conclusive evidence you might think , but the Sharmas would not give up .
27 The removal of four directors would not give the father and son unfettered control of the club , Mr Davidson added .
28 THE man accused of attempted murder of Coast to Coast walker Josephine Chandler will not give evidence in his defence .
29 In Scotland at any rate , the judge will not give any indication of the sentence he has in mind on any particular pleas , and this obviously limits the effect of bargaining .
30 You do n't want to work hard for a year establishing your act , get offered a tour , and then find that your drummer wo n't give up his milk round .
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