Example sentences of "not give a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the Koons ' work is also being shown in Strange Developments , Sherman 's work was not given a similar position of prominence , nor even hung in the same location as Koons ' , as if the exhibition organisers were emphatically hoping to avoid any challenging comparisons . |
| 2 | All fixed date actions to which the rule does apply are now subject to automatic directions ( see Chapter 11 ) and are not given a return day at the outset . |
| 3 | This is why graphology was not given a separate heading in our checklist of stylistic features in 3.1 ; it was understood that such features , where of stylistic interest , would be noted under the heading of foregrounding . |
| 4 | Even when an oxytocic agent is not given a small proportion of patients show an increase in plasma oxytocin concentration during the late second or early third stage of labour . |
| 5 | KATAHDIN : Unplaced behind Triomphe Modest over 6 furlongs at Nottingham on Tuesday , but this colt was not given a punishing race when running on very well to finish only a few lengths off the winner . |
| 6 | The apostles were not given a priestly role by Jesus and he left no instructions about how the Church was to be organized . |
| 7 | He claimed he was not given a fair hearing . |
| 8 | But when hospitals are struggling to stay within budgets such initiatives are not given a high priority . |
| 9 | This eminent folklorist , however , has not given a full consideration to the Celtic background . |
| 10 | ‘ It was to protect this operation that the press were not given a full briefing when the recent doping allegations were made . |
| 11 | DURING the 1992 general election the people of the United Kingdom were not given a proper chance to make a decision about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 12 | He was not given a medical examination after he lodged his complaint ; however , he still bore scars from the torture one year after his arrest . |
| 13 | and they 're not given a large amount of money |
| 14 | The Bank has not given a formal ruling on this method of presentation from a capital adequacy perspective . |
| 15 | Mrs Piggott 's BUSTED ROCK was not given a hard race when 14½l sixth to Satin Lover at Ascot and is open to plenty of improvement . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Although the functionaries of Soviet society merely earn salaries in return for the functions required by the state , this does not give a complete picture of their privileges ; others derive from their control over the system of distribution . |
| 18 | Inventories , therefore , do not give a complete picture of a person 's wealth . |
| 19 | 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 ) ) . |
| 20 | The palace has almost disappeared and the church has been poorly restored and does not give a good impression of the original . |
| 21 | Although he did not give a new date for the elections , Traore stressed that the postponement would not affect the timetable for the transition period which had been extended in December [ see p. 38563 ] . |
| 22 | This is one subject on which we can not give a firm recommendation . |
| 23 | It is clear that one can not give a general rule . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | This is a fairly mundane question , but the book does not give a mundane answer . |
| 26 | Although the House of Lords did not give a concluded opinion , the inclination of the judgments was that the court could not use the test to limit a plaintiff to a proportion of his losses . |
| 27 | Although Poulantzas does not give a direct answer to the question ‘ How are we to know a pertinent effect when we encounter one ? ’ , he does discuss an historical example which may throw light on the matter . |
| 28 | The overview of agreements does not give a direct picture of this process , but rather the framework within which such influence may take place . |
| 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 | The Home Office does not give a detailed breakdown of immigration from Hong Kong , but there was no significant increase in the ‘ remainder of Asia ’ category which includes the colony . |