Example sentences of "not [vb infin] to give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has sought treatment on a number of occasions and has come to the conclusion that he can not break the habit and that what he needs and wants is a maintenance regime , preferably on heroin — something that the medical profession in Wirral does not want to give him . |
| 2 | I do not want to give him everything he wants , but I must . |
| 3 | We need land at our doorstep … if Russia does not want to give it to us , she will force us to undertake an expropriation proceeding , i.e. a war , for which we have long stored up the reasons … |
| 4 | And yet , much as she enjoyed her career and would not want to give it up permanently , she had a great desire for a strong , loving relationship and wanted to have children of her own — something she would never be able to do if her present feelings persisted . |
| 5 | Theodora did not want to give it that chance . |
| 6 | I want to help those in adverse circumstances , but I do not want to give it all back . ’ |
| 7 | If planning to start at the windward end of the line , remember that boats to leeward do not need to give you room . |
| 8 | He did not hesitate to give his own views on the subject . |
| 9 | Several minutes later he added : ‘ But I would not like to give you the impression I have worked for either of them yet . ’ |
| 10 | Callers using the Crimestoppers line do not have to give their name and so can pass on information in confidence . |
| 11 | Because the Australian aborigines still exist at the hunter-gatherer level of culture they have no need for a weaning trauma in early childhood as is found among all primitive agriculturalists , and consequently children , although experiencing a period of oral dependency as they do in the West , linger in that stage , do not have to give it up and , in a sense , remain unweaned until adulthood — or , certainly until initiation , which is essentially the same thing . |
| 12 | Do not try to give yourself a head start by dieting earlier than you should . |
| 13 | Assuming that the dog remains with you , do not forget to give it plenty of encouragement again , as you attach the leash to its collar . |
| 14 | ‘ I mean , my dear Laura , that , since you are married to me — and I do not intend to give you a divorce — any question of your remarriage to anyone else simply does n't arise ! ’ |
| 15 | Her mother said : ‘ Those former foster parents , who she 's been once a year to Spain with , they have been able to give her the luxuries that I could not afford to give her . ’ |
| 16 | Irritating as Miss Kenton 's behaviour was , I could not afford to give it much thought , for by then the first of the guests had arrived . |
| 17 | That is an appalling situation , but it is made more appalling because it mainly affects students from the poorest backgrounds , those whose parents are on low incomes and who get no financial help from their parents because they can not afford to give it . |
| 18 | Therefore if the hirer sells the goods , section 25 of the Sale of Goods Act and section 9 of the Factors Act will not operate to give his purchaser a good title . |