Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] not give " in BNC.
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| 1 | The argument that the court should take account of the fact that the wearing of a seat belt would have caused other injuries of a different nature was rejected as a matter of principle in Patience v Andrews [ 1983 ] RTR 447 : it is respectfully submitted that this decision is wrong and does not give effect to the provision in s1 of the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 , that damages should be reduced to such extent as the court thinks just and equitable . |
| 2 | A band could sign a recording contract , or receive income from live performances or session fees ( the receipt of prize money from a talent contest is tax free and does not give rise to taxable income unless this occurs on a regular basis ) . |
| 3 | They still maintain they 're ‘ dead immature and do n't give a shit ’ , but they are also bored stupid by all the tales of rock'n'roll excess . |
| 4 | You did n't do the work at all and did n't give me the book either . |
| 5 | The belt was quite tough and did n't give way at once when Bully pulled at it , so Angela was dragged along as Bully backed , growling , until finally she lost her balance and ended up spreadeagled on her front on the pavement . |
| 6 | It should be noted that any clearance is purely informal and does not give any immunity from prosecution . |
| 7 | They were trying to isolate the gene that produces insulin and insert it into the nucleus of a bacterium , so that you could get a self-replicating life-form which could then be used in the treatment of diabetes , or else it could provide a source of insulin that was n't animal-derived and did n't give you rejection problems . |