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

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1 The local ombudsman found Lancashire SSD had not given her the support and counselling she needed .
2 He wished now he had not given her what he believed to be a very beautiful nightdress , creamy and ruffled : he had seen her look at Frederica 's books and had understood what he had half-sensed on the occasion of Frederica 's telegrams , her sense of loss .
3 She had made every effort to attract him , but he had not given her his heart .
4 She seemed to be almost floating and Maggie was astounded that the sharp stones had not given her enough pain to waken her .
5 He had not asked her one question , had not given her one chance to explain .
6 One piece of useful information which you have not given me is what happens when you place a load on the power supply .
7 ‘ The manager has not given me any indication whether I will play but I am ready and it would be nice if I could .
8 ‘ Surprisingly enough , Old Red has not given me his reasons .
9 I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem .
10 Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim .
11 Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim .
12 No Alan 's not given me the go ahead really to , to do .
13 Theseus would still be blundering around in the labyrinth where he went to slay the Minotaur , if Ariadne had not given him a ball of thread so that he could retrace his steps when the deed was done .
14 He had not provided water to wash the feet and had not given him the traditional greeting of a kiss ( Luke 7:44–45 ) .
15 Jimmy Carter 's limited experience in politics had not given him adequate preparation for the demands of the White House .
16 If they had not given him some food , he surely would have died like his mother .
17 As the conservative Senator Nunn said , in the fateful debate giving the president the powers he ( and the pro-Israeli members of Congress so fervently ) sought , Bush had not given him compelling reason for committing huge American forces to combat .
18 It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love .
19 He added that she had not given him her London address .
20 On several occasions , Darwin had recourse to ask Prince to supply him with information that Gould had not given him .
21 It is understood doctors have not given him any timescale for the progress of the cancer .
22 Kevin 's been done but I 've not given him anything back in writing yet , which I 've go to do .
23 If Marshal Piłsudski and Colonel Beck , the Polish leaders in Warsaw , were upset that France had not given them stronger backing over the Wilia crisis , then they were also relieved to find that Hitler was not prepared to go to war over the city — at least not yet .
24 Computational experience has shown that pseudo-costs do not vary too much from node to node ( which is why we have not given them a ‘ k ’ subscript ) .
25 It is time that players realised that if their club had not given them their chance they would not be internationals .
26 But certainly Jasper and Bert had not thought this ; and the Irish comrades had not given them anything specific to do .
27 We must also recognise that we have not given them the support and management guidance on practical recruitment that they , as volunteers , need .
28 Now I find that I am not given it . ’
29 How can I be sure you have not given it away to another ? "
30 So far I 've not given it much thought .
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