Example sentences of "[modal v] not give [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Task allocation also means that nurses become very familiar with doing particular procedures , even though they may not give much thought to why they are doing something . |
| 2 | As the guest calling himself Mr Smythe did not have legal title to the cheque , he could not give legal title to the hotelier ; therefore , the cheque would not be paid and the hotelier would suffer the loss . |
| 3 | The fact was that distrust of Chamberlain ran so deep that even the most unequivocal supporter of rearmament in the labour movement could not give unreserved support to his Government 's military preparations . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I assure you that I will not give any offence to the Lady Yolande . |
| 6 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 7 | To ensure an employee becomes effective in his work as soon as possible , briefing on the areas mentioned above is most important but no matter how much business information is provided in advance , the expatriate can not give full attention to his work if he or members of his family suffer culture shock as a result of living in a strange environment . |
| 8 | Second , the teacher is constantly interrupted by other children and can not give full attention to the reader . |
| 9 | As teachers … we can not give this faculty to those who do not already possess it , as a natural endowment , in the degree which literary criticism demands . |