Example sentences of "not [verb] give a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Acts is clearly not intended to give a complete account of Paul 's activities , and he may well have visited Jerusalem on other occasions which are not recorded . |
| 2 | Prior to consideration of each individual Short Course , it should be noted that it is not intended to give a developed version at this point . |
| 3 | Modified accounts are not intended to give a fair and true view of the company and it is therefore not necessary for such accounts to comply with the disclosure provisions of SSAP . |
| 4 | Clearly one can not hope to give a comprehensive survey of the history of metals and metalworking in a single chapter . |
| 5 | Lost in the malai chain of command , shuffled round from captor to captor , I would not have given a great deal for my chances . |
| 6 | If the patient has been misled or misinformed he may not have given a genuine consent or refusal . |
| 7 | I think this book and these exhibitions can not fail to give a new direction to Modigliani studies . |
| 8 | Teachers are not required to give a confirmed level for a pupil at any one moment during the key stage . |
| 9 | Drawing packages are commonly used for graphic design , creative and technical illustration , editing clip-art and so on , and are n't intended to give a photo-realistic finish . |
| 10 | The poem was n't written to give a realistic account of war but to glorify those men who were killed in the war , to give some comfort to their friends and relatives . |
| 11 | In contrast to the early scenes , Anderson violates the agreement maxim , arguing that he " was n't invited to give a particular paper " and his reformulation of the chairman 's description of his action being a " discourtesy " into being merely " bad manners " implies his disagreement over the enormity of his transgression . |