Example sentences of "i [modal v] [not/n't] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 2 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 3 | I kept starting new regimes , then finding I could n't give them up . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | for whom that I had to decide whether I was going to marry him or give him up and decided I could n't give him up so I married him and was extremely happy and was shattered when he died and I , I , a , it went from you know I , I never real , thought I would be as happy , could be as happy as I was |
| 7 | Er but I said I could n't give him a definite quote for a price , because I would n't have the Committee . |
| 8 | I could n't give him cover because the see shield is is quite a heavy cumbers cumbersome thing and it has two handles behind it erm and they are obviously the means of holding it up and f for directing it wherever you want so I 'm holding this all the time so he ca n't pass his weapon to me and he ca n't put his weapon in my holster because my gun was in the holster . |
| 9 | The next day she said , ‘ I could n't give one to daddy because there were n't enough . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 11 | ‘ I could n't give my own name , till I found out what that fellow was up to . |
| 12 | It 's ba , yes , I I could n't give you an answer , because I I I |
| 13 | ‘ What has he got that I could n't give you ? ’ he asked in a dull tone that chilled Ruth more than if he had bawled at her . |
| 14 | ‘ I told you I could n't give you love ! ’ |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
| 18 | This I dare n't give him . |
| 19 | I would n't give him up for the world . ’ |
| 20 | I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it . |
| 21 | ‘ I would n't give him a ham sandwich , ’ said Robert . |
| 22 | I said I would n't give him . |
| 23 | I would n't give them to a dog . |
| 24 | I would n't give them the time of day . ’ |
| 25 | And I would n't give them my name . |
| 26 | I would n't give them the satisfaction . |
| 27 | ‘ If you are really dropping people anywhere along that coast I would n't give them forty-eight hours before they are signing a statement for the public prosecutor . |
| 28 | I would n't I would n't give them the option , I would go and ask those same ones you had in last week . |
| 29 | Huy was not sure if she was lying or not , but she read his thoughts and continued , ‘ Even if I knew it I would n't give it to you — and you may have enough clout to shut me down , but even Merymose could n't reach high enough to touch him . ’ |
| 30 | Healing , I would n't give it penicillin if had Vietnam of toothache and in-growing toenails all at the same time . |