Example sentences of "would not give him " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man in the attic had been dragged through the gaps under the roof to one of the empty houses next door , and from there to the bushes down by the beck where the sound of his coughing would not give him away . |
| 2 | Although on friendly terms with Matthew Boulton before going to Birmingham , he would not give him the details of a cannon ‘ that the Americans have constructed on a new principle ’ . |
| 3 | She would not give him that pleasure , she thought savagely . |
| 4 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 5 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 6 | I would not give him an answer until we were on our own . |
| 7 | I would n't give him up for the world . ’ |
| 8 | I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it . |
| 9 | I know Rosie told me , soon after the wedding , that his bank would n't give him any help , so how did he finally raise the money ? ’ |
| 10 | He slung the bag into the culvert and replaced the bicycle , remembering to lift it clear of the ground so that the whickering of the freewheel gear would n't give him away . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't give him a ham sandwich , ’ said Robert . |
| 12 | The official appointment would n't give him more money . |
| 13 | She would n't give him the satisfaction of showing any further anger or distress . |
| 14 | It did n't seem to her that Timothy Gedge was trying to make a joke , yet it was amazing that he was saying all this just to pay them back for not being friendly or because he wanted a wedding-dress they would n't give him , or for any reason at all . |
| 15 | He had n't wanted to sign anything , but they had said they would n't give him any money unless he did , so he 'd pretended to read the papers carefully and then signed them . |
| 16 | If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction . |
| 17 | ‘ The PCC would n't give him a bean towards getting it repaired and he said he 'd spike their guns and do it himself . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Steve would n't give him away . ’ |
| 19 | There 's a nice story about my , one of my favourite presidents , I told you last time , Theodore Roosevelt , Roosevelt got very frustrated with congress so he sent the American navy , he had no money , they would n't give him any money , so he sent the American navy to the Philippines and he said to congress if you want them back again you 'd better vote some more money cos they have n't got any fuel erm which is a fairly odd way of proceeding one might think . |
| 20 | Tonight she would n't give him the chance to do his disappearing act . |
| 21 | But even as the words echoed in her brain , she knew she would n't voice them , would n't give him the satisfaction of knowing just how childishly he could make her behave . |
| 22 | But she would n't give him that satisfaction . |
| 23 | No , sir , she would n't give him the satisfaction . |
| 24 | I said I would n't give him . |
| 25 | He asked Stan for a job but he would n't give him one |