Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] the satisfaction " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So how long have you been waiting ? ’ she enquired , refusing to give him the satisfaction of rising to his bait or confirming his accurate character diagnosis . |
| 2 | From one of the nightclub staff , probably , she decided , refusing to give him the satisfaction of probing further . |
| 3 | It shuts him up for the time being , and I 'm not going to give him the satisfaction of thinking his insolence cuts any ice with me . |
| 4 | She was n't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing she dared not be alone with him for even a few minutes . |
| 5 | He had done a good enough job of getting her to do that already , and she 'd be damned if she was going to give him the satisfaction of letting it happen again . |
| 6 | I was not , " he tapped the desk , " going to give them the satisfaction , you see ? " |
| 7 | Oh , I wish I had a two-pound coin for every toilet I 've burst into , hissing at myself : ‘ Stoppit will you for Godsake you 're forty years old will you stoppit STOPPIT GROW UP YOU BERK I am not crying I am NOT GOING to give them the satisfaction — waaaagh ! ! ’ |