Example sentences of "could n't give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The school 's Head Master fears that if they were forced to make alternative arrangements , many parents could n't to give them send them there . |
| 2 | Could n't give her a ring could you and ask her if she could have one ready for us ? |
| 3 | Marie , 18 : ‘ But , if you have a family , you could n't give yourself totally , and they do that — give themselves totally . |
| 4 | It was the part of Sabbo in Rope ; mind you , I had been offered two leading roles at other reps that could n't give me the vital Equity card — so Sabbo it was . |
| 5 | She could n't give me times , dates , anything . |
| 6 | You could n't give me a few more equations just |
| 7 | Margaret , they could n't give me on just now . |
| 8 | ‘ Because he could n't give me names , only descriptions . |
| 9 | Margaret , they could n't give me on just now . |
| 10 | No , she could n't give me erm the the , the one |
| 11 | Now , with one of those obscene little twists that fate was so good at , the man chosen for her out of all those available millions not only could n't give her children , but had no intention of getting involved in any permanent relationship , least of all marriage ! |
| 12 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 13 | for whom that I had to decide whether I was going to marry him or give him up and decided I could n't give him up so I married him and was extremely happy and was shattered when he died and I , I , a , it went from you know I , I never real , thought I would be as happy , could be as happy as I was |
| 14 | She knew they were n't suited to each other , really ; she did n't love him , but she could n't give him up just yet . |
| 15 | Er but I said I could n't give him a definite quote for a price , because I would n't have the Committee . |
| 16 | I could n't give him cover because the see shield is is quite a heavy cumbers cumbersome thing and it has two handles behind it erm and they are obviously the means of holding it up and f for directing it wherever you want so I 'm holding this all the time so he ca n't pass his weapon to me and he ca n't put his weapon in my holster because my gun was in the holster . |
| 17 | I kept starting new regimes , then finding I could n't give them up . |
| 18 | As I did n't know where Frank was and I could n't give them Alec Reynolds 's address , the Plod soon lost interest in me . |
| 19 | The next day she said , ‘ I could n't give one to daddy because there were n't enough . |
| 20 | When they asked Mr Calvert for an explanation he could n't give one . |
| 21 | Obviously they could n't give us |
| 22 | She was baffled when she could n't give herself , or would n't give herself , a satisfactory answer . |
| 23 | She could n't give herself to Ahmed and could n't keep herself for me , you understand . ’ |
| 24 | You sat there , Robin Banko , and you wrote such total rubbish they could n't give you an A , B or C for a single subject . |
| 25 | But that 's it , on a good day we could give you ten only , and we could n't give you any more . |
| 26 | Yeah , I mean , we , we , we could n't , certainly could n't give you any more than five . |
| 27 | It 's ba , yes , I I could n't give you an answer , because I I I |
| 28 | ‘ What has he got that I could n't give you ? ’ he asked in a dull tone that chilled Ruth more than if he had bawled at her . |
| 29 | ‘ I told you I could n't give you love ! ’ |
| 30 | I 've got everything right , actually what I did and I could n't give you , I have n't got a clue , trigonometry , well I could n't tell you how to do it , I should |