Example sentences of "not give [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Why ? ’ she retorts , ‘ can we not give something back by doing our own work ? ’
2 Now erm on the other hand , the experience of being abused may not give one a very strong sense of one 's own survival .
3 The navy says an accident would not give anybody a dose higher than the four millirems per year limit set for drinking water in the US .
4 And why not give someone a treat by investing in a subscription to both magazines ?
5 They do not give anyone a notice to quit .
6 Christopher Pitchford , QC , prosecuting , told the jury : ‘ Whatever their feelings were on the home of an elderly woman being broken into by a gang of drug-crazed teenagers , it did not give anyone the excuse to take the law into their own hands . ’
7 I 'm not saying it 's hard work , like working on a farm , but they certainly do n't give everything to you on a silver platter , ’ she added as her name was called for yet another fitting .
8 Naturally he did n't give everything away .
9 It did n't give one much scope .
10 The next day she said , ‘ I could n't give one to daddy because there were n't enough .
11 ‘ It does n't give one .
12 When they asked Mr Calvert for an explanation he could n't give one .
13 Thought I ca n't give one without the other .
14 He might of done he said , he probably would of done in the la the unions would of put in a big one for Mr Major would n't give one , still would n't have affected
15 I do n't give something I have n't got , I do n't give something I 've no right to give , I 'm not giving you something just for , I 'm giving you my peace .
16 I do n't give something I have n't got , I do n't give something I 've no right to give , I 'm not giving you something just for , I 'm giving you my peace .
17 cos you do n't give somebody nothing or less than nothing .
18 No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying
19 I did n't give anybody a chance to hate me .
20 So er , I wo n't give anybody any points .
21 I really , I really get the impression that there 's , there 's , it 's incredibly sort of nobody really knows what to do , you know , there 's this big turbulent thing just happening and people are very confused about the whole thing because the M May the fourth directive is n't particularly er it did n't give anybody an absolute guideline , guide to erm what to do .
22 it was done in a very un-run way , because the notice , the notice was , was er it 'd be up about a couple of days and then it 'd come down , you see , so it did n't give anybody a lot of chance , but anyway now it 's been passed you see it goes ahead and that 's all there is to it , he , he has n't start doing it yet but
23 I wo n't give anybody any money you can go to the shop and buy what you basically need .
24 One reason was that the Kuwaitis would n't give anyone a visa , except female print journalists .
25 Steven , you would n't give anyone
26 That was how close it was , and as Emerson once said to me , he learned that weekend , sweating out the last half-hour before the start , that when you 're running for the championship , you simply ca n't give anything away : give Stewart an inch and he would have taken a yard .
27 We were all having a furious argument about who should be there to land this enormous tip and while we were doing that , his Royal Highness sort of sneaked out and did n't give anything to any of us .
28 They tell you nothing , give you the idea that there are no alternatives … they do n't like to admit that they ca n't cater for every child 's needs … they do n't give anything freely … not even information .
29 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 .
30 You ca n't give anything by mouth to an unconscious casualty because they 'll , you 'll choke them , they ca n't swallow .
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