Example sentences of "[vb base] not give [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Once again , the Government seem not to give a damn what happens to our skills and to the jobs of the future .
2 Does my hon. Friend agree that the very people of whom Labour Members complain , saying that they do not give a service in Government Departments , almost always belong to unions who support the Labour party ?
3 They are Corin and Alleyn , two killers from the clan Chattan : they do not give a donkey 's arse whether you have been sent by the Pope himself ! ’
4 Is not the simple truth that the Government do not give a damn about law and order and do not care about the safety of people in their homes and on the streets ?
5 One group of investigators have argued that the inclusion of asymptomatic recurrences in the analysis of ulcer relapse trials should be discouraged , because these silent ulcers are clinically irrelevant ; however , such optimism ( based on findings made in a small group of patients with asymptomatic ulceration followed up for between 1 and 13 months ) is probably misguided , because one third of DU patients presenting with perforation and up to 60% admitted with haematemesis/or melaena , or both do not give a history of previous ulcer pain .
6 Do not give a salt solution to induce vomiting .
7 The lanky West Indians rely not on lateral movement but on speed and bounce , as to England 's Malcolm and numerous others like him , who do not give the ball enough air in which to swing .
8 How might you incorporate the principle of Ephesians 4:26–27 , ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry , and do not give the devil a foothold ’ , into a goal for your marriage ?
9 ‘ Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry , and do not give the devil a foothold ’ ( Eph. 4:26–7 ) .
10 Do not give the child eggs , fish , chocolate , wheat , oranges , peanuts or other nuts for at least the first six months , and preferably for the first year of life .
11 Never remove any clothes that have stuck to the skin and do not give the child anything to drink in case he or she has to go to the operating theatre .
12 It would be beneficial to warn people to change their ‘ alien ’ notes to familiar currency during the Christmas period so they know where they are and do not give the opportunity to the fast buck merchants of lining their nests .
13 They do not give the press or the universities or the churches the right to broadcast respectively the programmes on the news , education or religion , or to determine how they should be broadcast ’ ( Annan , 1977 , p. 9 ) .
14 1 Be friendly and helpful throughout ; do not give the impression that it is all too much trouble .
15 These data do not give the ship 's full performance but are experimental results collected under a variety of real operating conditions .
16 Do not give the children marks if you are testing for analysis .
17 Because they are small they do not give the audience the impression that you are reading from notes which does happen if your notes are on A4 size paper .
18 Firstly , there was a widespread opinion that arts staff do not give the priority to INSET which other areas of the curriculum do .
19 By way of exception , the Regulations do not give the Director General powers in relation to commercial radio and television advertisements or to cable advertisements .
20 The words of the statute , as they stand , do not give an answer to the question before the judge ; and the question is therefore legislative rather than interpretative .
21 If they do not give an answer , will my hon. Friend take the Leader of the Opposition out for an Italian meal ?
22 You do n't give a shit .
23 I do n't give a shit , he 'd wanted to say .
24 ‘ I sign stuff that I think is great and I do n't give a shit what anybody else thinks . ’
25 ‘ A lot of people do n't want to be in the best band in the world because they do n't give a shit about themselves , ’ he remarks flatly , still playing with his half empty bottle of water .
26 I respect people 's music , but I do n't give a shit for the people behind it .
27 ‘ I just do n't give a shit .
28 And you ca n't do anything about it , because there are so few security firms ; they have a monopoly and they do n't give a shit . ’
29 ‘ You do n't give a shit that it 's broken .
30 I do n't give a shit about not scoring goals .
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