Example sentences of "could [not/n't] give a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them — the owner of a mobile whelk stall in South Wimbledon — had told the doctor that he could sentence her to death until he was blue in the face and that he , personally , could not give a flying fuck . |
| 2 | Yet I have seen innumerable jobs lost by ex-prisoners because one morning they came in late and when challenged could n't give a simple explanation and express regret . |
| 3 | The problem , of course , is most of us could n't give a sensible reply to the very searching questions they ask , so we tend to say something like ‘ that 's a fascinating questions , but you 'll have to wait till you 're older and ask a scientist ’ . |
| 4 | The problem , of course , is most of us could n't give a sensible reply to the very searching questions they ask , so we tend to say something like ‘ that 's a fascinating questions , but you 'll have to wait till you 're older and ask a scientist ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ This JCR notes that there are already enough ‘ women ’ who look like men at Somerville , and could n't give a flying toss if they get any more . ’ |
| 6 | Male disco boppers who , judging by their blank faces as they endlessly crash-land nose first at bemused singer Greg Acknell 's knees or into mic stands , simply could n't give a flying toss about the band . |