Example sentences of "not give [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The passion she had tried to feel for feminism was not enough , it did not give her enough strength to stand up for herself against the demands of these two women who wanted her , needed her and demanded her . |
| 2 | No — better not give her any excuse to make that sort of trouble . |
| 3 | Their resilience and in part fortuitous revival may have been due to the slightly more permissive policies of the Popular Front government in Paris — thousands of political prisoners were released although thousands more remained in gaol — but much more seems to have been the result of the ability to rebuild an organization from the bottom up even though the advice and instructions they received from international communism meant acquiescence in policies which did not give them pre-eminent appeal as a revolutionary party . |
| 4 | The saga , which was illustrated with his own naïve pen-and-ink drawings , had its origins in the compassion he had felt for the sufferings of the animals in the past war ( ‘ If we made [ them ] take the same chances as we did ourselves , why did we not give them similar attention when wounded ? ’ ) and in the letters about an imaginary horse surgery that he had written home from the front to his two children , Elizabeth and Colin ( the latter of whom habitually called himself Dr Dolittle ) . |
| 5 | We have had more debates on these issues , but it is insulting to suggest that our partners do not give them sufficient attention . |
| 6 | Leaders and officials of parties other than the NPN nevertheless complain that it does not give them fair treatment . |
| 7 | Asik knew that his grandparents would die if he did not give them enough water and there was no water left in the pots , so he set off to the river . |
| 8 | Do not give them any alcohol , as it will stimulate further heat loss through the skin . |
| 9 | Churlish indeed the man who wishes his neighbour a Merry Christmas but does not give him tangible proof of this to put on his mantlepiece . |
| 10 | She would not give him that pleasure , she thought savagely . |
| 11 | Alexander asked if the doctor knew what that something was , but he could not give him any answer . |
| 12 | I was up ‘ til midnight making the gekhakte chicken liver and roasting the turkey for the sandwiches and doing the potato salad , so you 'd better not give me any nonsense about your latest low-fat diet , Rebecca , or you either , Rainbow , though a little slimming routine might not be such a bad thing for you , except today 's a special occasion , so just tuck in . |
| 13 | Another interesting question is whether you have any right of redress if , while continuing to pay your salary , your employer does not give you any work to do , perhaps sending you home and saying for some reason , ‘ Do n't call us , we 'll call you ’ . |
| 14 | The true pressures are a few thousand times atmospheric , which may sound a lot but is quite normal in solids and will not give you any fusion benefits on its own . |
| 15 | Studies based on states ‘ can not give us that understanding we seek of world society ’ either within or between states ( 1972 , pp.19 , 20 ) . |
| 16 | But it does n't mean , it 's not , reality says that 's not possible , because central government will not give us additional money to spend on education . |
| 17 | If you do not give us this information , or you give false information , you may be subject to a penalty of £50 for the first offence and £200 for any subsequent offence . |
| 18 | Althusser suggests that although Marxist history is defined as a theory of the modes of production , Marx did not give us any theory of how the transition was effected from one mode of production to another , nor of how each mode of production was constituted . |
| 19 | Father cared , but he did not give us enough time and attention . |
| 20 | ‘ She comes across as lazy , but I 'm sure it 's just because Miss Philimore wo n't give her any responsibility . |
| 21 | She said well I ca n't give her any money cos I have n't got any . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , she went to the factory to make buttons , but they did n't give her enough money . |
| 23 | I just looked her straight back in the eye , as if to say , ‘ Do n't give me that bullshit . ’ |
| 24 | Do n't give me that shit Mr er er , we 're having the heating on at night while Andy 's not here ! |
| 25 | ‘ Do n't give me that stuff about children then . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't give me that nickle and dime stuff ! ’ she burst out shakingly , her eyes blazing with pain . |
| 27 | So do n't give me that line , because I 'm not buying it ! ’ |
| 28 | Do n't give me that crap about being lower-middle-class : it really annoys me . ’ |
| 29 | Do n't give me that crap Helena cos you told me oh god Scott 's really pissed , he 'll have to stay as well . |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't give me that rubbish , Sid Watkins , ’ she began , ‘ with the average party in this place , that fish would go in one sitting and you know it . |