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