Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] give [pers pn] no " in BNC.

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1 His eyes were black and expressionless and he gave her no more than one probing glance before turning away .
2 He made a half-hearted move towards me , but I gave him no encouragement .
3 Flaubert was distressed and begged for mercy , but she gave him no quarter . ’
4 ‘ We 're so sorry about what happened to poor old Goosie Lucy but she gave us no choice .
5 In response Kosygin admitted that ‘ they may not be hurting us , but they give us no pleasure either ’ .
6 The plans were sent to the Governors of the Greenwich Hospital , but they gave him no encouragement .
7 She looked at him quickly , but he gave her no chance to reply .
8 But he gave her no time to explain .
9 He drank heavily , but it gave him no elation , merely intensified his mood .
10 But it gave him no comfort .
11 The dialogue tonight might be controlled and rational — but it gave him no ease .
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