Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these stories the young characters learn that their greater physical power does not give them the right to treat the little people as playthings or inferiors . |
| 2 | The council tax will treat widows unfairly in the same way , because it does not give them the discount that they deserve . |
| 3 | In 1915 , Grand Admiral von Tirpitz confided to his diary : ‘ The Kaiser does not give him a chance . ’ |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | As fighting on board goes first one way and then the other , the captain strikes Thomas Fox to death with a belaying pin in an access of rage because the boy , genuinely unaware of the seamen 's plotting and almost insensible after hours at the masthead in icy weather , does not give him the names of the conspirators . |
| 6 | An order for specific performance is one which requires the seller actually to deliver the goods and does not give him the option of paying damages instead . |
| 7 | Furthermore , recognition of the significance of environmental factors upon the well-being of elderly people does not give us a magic wand ; many of these factors are attributable to wider structural phenomena over which we and the elderly people have relatively little control . |
| 8 | But the Bible does not give us a miracle on every page . |
| 9 | However , although we can keep this association in mind , it does not give us the whole picture . |
| 10 | But despite the undeniable tendency in financial markets towards a more laissez-faire environment , the term deregulation does not give us the full flavour of events . |
| 11 | The UK economy may be a service-based economy in employment terms , but this does not give us an accurate picture of the output of service industries , that is , the productivity of the service sector . |
| 12 | That you brought her here , back to her chosen home , does not give you a better claim than ours , though it does you infinite credit . |
| 13 | That , that 's fine as , as long as cash handling to salaries does not give you an additional security or handling problem . |
| 14 | The mixture of an SD1 engine , Range Rover flywheel and exhaust in a Range Rover does not give you the power that you might expect , so be careful when mixing engine components such as flywheels , camshafts , distributor and carbs from different engine applications . |
| 15 | ‘ Her Majesty is paying your bills now , not the State , but that does not give you the right to behave any way you like . ’ |
| 16 | However , this does not give you the automatic right to go overdrawn . |
| 17 | Your card does not give you the right to overdraw your account . |
| 18 | The company desperately needs a fresh injection of capital but its financial predicament , where the full implications are still far from clear , does not give it a strong hand at the negotiating table . |
| 19 | That does n't give them a motive . |
| 20 | That 's one thing here , will get them in and out , but I 've spoken to patients who say they do n't get the care here and , on the surface it looks a brilliant hospital , it gets them in and out , you know , it does everything , it 's got all the facilities but it does n't give them the care . |
| 21 | But it does n't give me a bitey-bluesy sound that a valve amp ought to have when just pushed into distortion . |
| 22 | ‘ Philippe does n't give me the impression of being exactly hard up , ’ retorted Melissa , thinking of the designer suits and the new luxury Peugeot in the garage . |
| 23 | This subject does n't give him a chance to do so . |
| 24 | Just because the guy can drop names we have all heard of and used to know Bruce McLaren does n't give him the right to bore us every week . |
| 25 | Still , she thought as she closed the door of the trophy-room , it does n't give him the right to treat me like — She bit off the dreadful word that sprang to mind . |
| 26 | Ah , , he has complained now to the Vatican that he , any more , because of , Swiss the community does n't give him the |
| 27 | But it 's a theory which does n't give us an special or privileged role or position in this origin . |
| 28 | He said , but he said it does n't give us the excuse of not paying the invoices on time , and he said erm I have warned him for it this morning and he said he will process it , and he said the cheque will be in the post here on Monday . |
| 29 | But one does n't give it a thought . |
| 30 | Being my step-sister does n't give you a God-given right to know all my business . ’ |