Example sentences of "do [adv] give [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Their resilience and in part fortuitous revival may have been due to the slightly more permissive policies of the Popular Front government in Paris — thousands of political prisoners were released although thousands more remained in gaol — but much more seems to have been the result of the ability to rebuild an organization from the bottom up even though the advice and instructions they received from international communism meant acquiescence in policies which did not give them pre-eminent appeal as a revolutionary party .
2 Asik knew that his grandparents would die if he did not give them enough water and there was no water left in the pots , so he set off to the river .
3 The passion she had tried to feel for feminism was not enough , it did not give her enough strength to stand up for herself against the demands of these two women who wanted her , needed her and demanded her .
4 Althusser suggests that although Marxist history is defined as a theory of the modes of production , Marx did not give us any theory of how the transition was effected from one mode of production to another , nor of how each mode of production was constituted .
5 Father cared , but he did not give us enough time and attention .
6 We have had more debates on these issues , but it is insulting to suggest that our partners do not give them sufficient attention .
7 Do not give them any alcohol , as it will stimulate further heat loss through the skin .
8 If you do not give us this information , or you give false information , you may be subject to a penalty of £50 for the first offence and £200 for any subsequent offence .
9 ‘ Well , she went to the factory to make buttons , but they did n't give her enough money .
10 The prospect did n't give me new heart , offering as it did yet another barren dimension to the future with Syl .
11 ‘ lean did n't give me much warning .
12 I 'm sorry you did n't give me enough time to thank you for it . ’
13 No , you did n't give me enough soup for that !
14 He did n't say why , did n't give me any idea of the plan .
15 When I came out , one time , they did n't give me any money because I was on remand .
16 Did n't give me any help .
17 Unfortunately it kept to the tops of the trees and did n't give me any chance of pictures .
18 He did n't give me satisfactory answer he said oh I 'll think of it
19 Oh the one er who did n't give them enough anaesthetic so they woke up .
20 We rattled them from the first minute and did n't give them any breathing space .
21 The Sandrat did n't give them any resistance as they took her weapons away from her .
22 I did some shows with Ritchie Blackmore and Ritchie himself was really nice to me , but some of his team were real jerks , and we really did n't give them any reason to be that way .
23 ‘ Since I did n't give them any praise , Annie and Lizzie had to do the praising instead .
24 He did n't give us any choice , he just went and put a record on .
25 Oh , it did n't give you much chance then to get used to it did it ?
26 Did n't give you any money then ?
27 As he passed her he stopped and said , ‘ He did n't give you any idea what was wrong ? ’
28 ‘ We did n't give it that name , but all the same it made a difference .
29 Do n't give me that shit Mr er er , we 're having the heating on at night while Andy 's not here !
30 I just looked her straight back in the eye , as if to say , ‘ Do n't give me that bullshit . ’
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