Example sentences of "[modal v] not give a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have done enough of the right type of training , there is no reason why you should n't give a good account of yourself . |
| 2 | Although ED 65 does not give detailed guidance on the circumstances in which it is considered that the measure of comprehensive income is incomplete , the discussion paper on ED 65 acknowledges that , under the modified historical cost system , the proposed SCFW may not give a complete reflection of the real change in financial wealth . |
| 3 | If you use an equaliser during your video editing sessions , carefully check the effect of each adjustment as you go , by monitoring the sound over a loudspeaker ( headphones may not give a true impression of how the tone corrections will sound when played back in the normal way ) . |
| 4 | And it has been well established that some animals , such as pigs , are capable of completely consuming animal bones , along with other kitchen waste , so that even the sample of animal bones from a site may not give a true picture of diet . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I could n't give a damn how it looks to you ! ’ she retorted angrily . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Even if she 's afflicted with those dark curly sprouts which creep up from the bikini line , ultimately shrouding the bellybutton in a rich hirsute outcrop , she could n't give a fried calamari . |
| 13 | ‘ the reasons for it ’ — a statement as to why the treatment prescribed would not give a true and fair view ; |
| 14 | The accounting policy note on associated undertakings goes on to state that the directors believe that equity accounting for associated undertakings would not give a true and fair view of the group 's income . |
| 15 | I would not give a solitary noble for his chances by the Welsh gate . |
| 16 | A policeman had suspected them for loitering about , they would n't give a reasonable explanation or account of themselves . |
| 17 | Er again that 's a very specific question to which I ca n't give a specific answer . |
| 18 | The Chancellor said on BBC television : ‘ I ca n't give a firm promise that this is the turning point , that they wo n't go up any higher . |
| 19 | We ca n't give a precise answer to the number of generations that would be necessary . |
| 20 | The shares , priced at FFr72 ( 707p ) yesterday , represent a risky investment that even on the company 's own projections will not give a decent return for another 10 years . |
| 21 | Will the Secretary of State say now why he will not give a 100 per cent . |
| 22 | Azerbaijan will not give a single square metre of its land to anybody . ’ |
| 23 | ( a ) an informal opinion can be obtained quickly , but the Panel executive will not give a definitive ruling until the views of both parties have been heard ; |
| 24 | But it can be argued that this will not give a quick cash flow fix at present due to the difficulty of disposing of a lease . |
| 25 | Unless the registrar is instructed to the contrary , a transfer to the wife and new husband will result in the registration of a restriction to the effect that no disposition by a sole proprietor of the land ( not being a trust corporation ) under which capital money arises is to be registered except under an order of the Registrar or of the Court ( ie the survivor of the wife and new husband can not give a good receipt for capital monies ) ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s58(3) and Land Registration Rules 1925 ( SR & O 1925 No 1093 , r213 as amended by Land Registration Rules 1989 , SI No 801 ) ) . |
| 26 | This is one subject on which we can not give a firm recommendation . |
| 27 | It is clear that one can not give a general rule . |
| 28 | If a student asks a question to which the tutor can not give a satisfactory answer on the spur of the moment , he/she should make no attempt to bluff but frankly admit ignorance , and , possibly with the help of the class , set to work to find out the answer , or else undertake to find the answer for the next class . |
| 29 | We can not give a detailed proof of this important result here since it depends so crucially on the details of the denotational semantics , which have not been described in this paper . |
| 30 | I can not give a reliable date as to when the Metropolitan police report in the case of the first matters will be available , but I have no reason to suppose that it is not being prosecuted with all celerity by the dedicated team that the Commissioner has made available . |