Example sentences of "[conj] i [modal v] not give " in BNC.
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| 1 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 2 | Work is now in progress , although I can not give an exact date for its completion . |
| 3 | Although I can not give the House any good news on that score tonight , I can say that we are considering the matter . |
| 4 | Although I can not give a date , we intend to proceed just as soon as we can resolve the question of the contract . |
| 5 | Another feeling , which is much more likely if you talk about my character , would be that I ca n't give anything more to this ensemble , that it 's time for someone fresher to guide these people in the right direction . |
| 6 | ‘ You know very well that I ca n't give you that sort of information , ’ said Harris , his gravelly voice unusually gentle . |
| 7 | He did n't seem convinced so I did n't tell him that I would n't give odds on his wheels being there in the morning . |
| 8 | ‘ I assure you that I will not give any offence to the Lady Yolande . |
| 9 | Very few athletes enter sport without the assistance and encouragement of a teacher who might innocently create serious tensions , as with Jackie Jackson , whose PE teacher strengthened her commitment to athletics , a commitment which proved destructive to her educational aims , as she pointed out : ‘ I was spending so much time in athletics that I could n't give enough time to my ‘ A ’ levels . ’ |
| 10 | On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level . |
| 11 | ‘ I told the police I would take them off in this country , but that I could n't give confirmation I would n't use them abroad . ’ |
| 12 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 13 | They 're my favourites , so I sha n't give them up . |
| 14 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 16 | Like the hon. Member for Copeland , I have reduced my time considerably , so I will not give way . |
| 17 | And I ca n't give her that . ’ |
| 18 | There are things I have to do ; things I have to think about , Holy Father , Father Tom , things that are occupying my mind and I ca n't give you time for these things , these words , Father Tom , Your Holiness . ’ |
| 19 | er and Chairman I must say that as to request from County Council at Molds and County Council at Harson , from the Ipswich Borough Council for their copies of the plans which you have not yet received , I have to decline the protocol it takes that this committee is the first to see the county surveyor 's proposals , and I ca n't give any other elected member within Suffolk prior treatment over that to be quite honest . |
| 20 | I 've only got Batman and I ca n't give you Californian Games cos it 's not mine . |
| 21 | And I would n't give them my name . |
| 22 | And I would not give another year of my life to a new version , he wrote . |
| 23 | Congress , I joined the Labour Party and I became a Socialist , I remain a member of the Labour Party , I remain a Socialist , I 'm a trade unionist , I wo n't give up my Labour Party membership and I wo n't give up my involvement to my trade union and my linkage between the trade union movement and the Labour Party without a fight . |
| 24 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 25 | As I did n't know where Frank was and I could n't give them Alec Reynolds 's address , the Plod soon lost interest in me . |
| 26 | I 've got everything right , actually what I did and I could n't give you , I have n't got a clue , trigonometry , well I could n't tell you how to do it , I should |
| 27 | For good measure , she added , a trifle pathetically , ‘ I am a good girl , really truly , even if I ca n't give you any references , and I will work hard , I promise . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ At least I have given you your past even if I can not give you your future . |
| 29 | Erm we expect to see improvements on chlorine , but I ca n't give you a time . |
| 30 | … when it comes to giving the third year grades I find it really difficult , with some kids you say ‘ well they ought to have a ‘ B ’ , ’ but I ca n't give them a ‘ B ’ because there are n't any ‘ B's left … |