Example sentences of "[not/n't] [prep] [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for service , it is not for me to give value to the two halves of my equation . ’ |
| 2 | Now it is not for me to give my opinion as to that and I do not , but I think it right that the general public should understand and be aware that this is now the law . ’ |
| 3 | dissenting ) that a breach of article 30 would not of itself give rise to a claim in damages by the injured party . |
| 4 | It is coercive and not mere idle abuse and demands either action or abstention from action on the part of the recipient , so a mere announcement by A that he proposes to strike B is not , for the purposes of the law , a ‘ threat ’ and can not of itself give rise to a claim for damages . |
| 5 | If you are subject to an express or implied mobility clause , which covers the move to a new base , the mere closure of the office or factory where you work at present will not in itself give rise to redundancy . |
| 6 | It follows that fear of impending death felt by the victim of a fatal injury before that injury is inflicted can not by itself give rise to a cause of action which survives for the benefit of the victim 's estate . |
| 7 | ‘ If it were n't for me giving you a roof over your head after your mother had the gall to die on me , you would have ended up in the bloody workhouse ! |