Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] do [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Padre did not give up easily . |
| 2 | However , the opposition , which controlled the Senate , warned that the result did not give Aylwin a mandate to " steamroller the country into political reforms " and threatened to resist the government 's package of proposed reforms of the 1980 Constitution ( in force since 1981 ) presented in March with the primary purpose of further distancing the government from the previous military regime [ see p. 38810 ] . |
| 3 | The institution does not give any advice on the deal . |
| 4 | In these circumstances there was much to be said for sticking to forms that were known and accepted ; and in spite of the great list of possible wordings in PS , the Digest does not give the impression that the more obscure terms were much used . |
| 5 | It was rather disappointing to grow up and find out that the sun did n't give a monkey 's testicle whether it came out or not , but was in fact a non-sentient mass of gases radiating heat and light to earth , except in Scotland . |
| 6 | We are already too stretched , and the law does not give us automatic ex access to time off for training , but we have got to ask , and we should commit the G M B to lobby for an extension of existing laws , and to lobby for various E C funds , and then we can begin to make a real impact on the environment . |
| 7 | Other land may , therefore , be available although the Department is at pains to point out that the Circular does not give the green light to a development free-for-all in the countryside . |
| 8 | But the battalion did n't give him that many evenings off during the week , and if she did n't see him when he was free it often turned out to be several days before they could spend another evening together . |
| 9 | The Act does not give a constable power to search a person or a vehicle or anything in or on a vehicle unless he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that he will find stolen or prohibited articles . |
| 10 | In spite of these provisions , not infrequently Courts conveyed the view that the Act did not give them power to make orders with a condition of access . |
| 11 | Erm the arrears letter at the moment do n't give an amount . |
| 12 | Ah , , he has complained now to the Vatican that he , any more , because of , Swiss the community does n't give him the |
| 13 | Yeah they got away with murder there , that looked very very iffy whether it was offside , the linesman did n't give it , the really should have scored . |
| 14 | But the Bible does not give us a miracle on every page . |
| 15 | The plaintiff did not give evidence , so there is no evidence as to the attitude he would have adopted had he known the facts . |
| 16 | It was well I did n't see much sense in that either but er I mean if they were eating on the j er eating on the job did n't give you a break at all . |
| 17 | I tell you , I went up those steps faster than a scalded faggot , propelled by a barbarous diuretic terror on behalf of my exposed rear end The heavy door at the top did n't give until the fifth push , but by then I had turned , and seen the shrugging figures as they retreated into the light , and now I could hear only laughter . |
| 18 | AS well as the Bird feat , Durham 's 1958 annual report ( ’ the content does n't give much cause for satisfaction , ’ it stated ) records the emergence of a promising young batsman called Colin Milburn in the Durham Public Schools side . |
| 19 | Batty certainly ca n't be excused on the grounds the manager did n't give him a ‘ fair crack of the whip ’ can he ? |
| 20 | When Michel Rocard was replaced by Edith Cresson on 15 May 1991 , his official letter of resignation made it clear that President Mitterrand had asked him to resign , even though the constitution does not give him the right ( the President is responsible for ‘ nominating ’ the Prime Minister and for approving the Cabinet , but not for dismissing him ) . |
| 21 | And you find successive presidents er claiming some special authority that the constitution does n't give them but which they , they believe that er a accrues to them by virtue of they 're being presidents . |
| 22 | The prospect did n't give me new heart , offering as it did yet another barren dimension to the future with Syl . |
| 23 | Prison officers are warning of violence in Britain 's jails on an even greater scale than Strangeways if the government does n't give them more resources . |
| 24 | The Council believes that the Government does not give sufficient back-up to the Parks authorities and should place an outright ban on certain types of development without further ado . |
| 25 | 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 ? |
| 26 | While remedying the deficiencies in the procedures and ensuring that cases are dealt with properly and without delay , it is vital that each application is dealt with fairly and adequately , that each applicant has access to independent legal advice , and that there is a right to proper appeal — a right that the Bill does not give . |
| 27 | The pensioners claim the society did n't give them adequate warnings of the risks involved when it advised them how to invest their money . |
| 28 | The man did n't give way , and Erlich stepped into the road to let him pass . |
| 29 | And the man did n't give his name . |
| 30 | Although the statement did not give further details , other official sources confirmed that soldiers who saw a Palestinian carrying a firearm , a knife or other lethal weapon might open fire without further warning " in an attempt to stop him " . |