Example sentences of "[verb] never give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every one of the Pack was firmly resolved never to give the new farmer cause for taking away their wonderful meeting-place from them . |
| 2 | I have a friend who has had a miserable marriage , because his wife has never given him her trust . |
| 3 | It has never given him any trouble , but we 've always kept an eye on it . |
| 4 | Certainly he has never given a hint that he knows anything . |
| 5 | Indeed , it had been on roach trips that I have found most of my bream swims in the past and although I 'm a roach man first and foremost , a splendid , clean seven pound river bream has never given me cause for complaint ! |
| 6 | So far James has never given a scrap of trouble and has passed his MoT test with flying colours . |
| 7 | He 'd never given the impression of being a dog lover . |
| 8 | It crossed Juliet 's mind that she 'd never given him her home number , so how could he know it ? |
| 9 | But he revealed today he 'd never given up hope of signing the defender turned striker despite the breakdown of the original negotiations two months ago . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer . |
| 11 | what he was getting , because he 'd never given a thought to the people he was erm , burgling . |
| 12 | 1 Please remember never to give the exact dates or locations of our evenings to anyone . |
| 13 | Having never given a tinker 's cuss about The Pogues , I do n't share in the general mayhem that greets Shane MacGowan 's stumble-on for a mumble through a sickly ‘ Wonderful World ’ . |
| 14 | Love never gives up ; and its faith , hope and patience never fail . |
| 15 | She had vowed never to give way to that . |
| 16 | We 've never given you quite so many opportunities to get involved . |
| 17 | dir : Yes , but I 've never given much credence to anecdotal evidence from surgeons . |
| 18 | I 've never given a speech in my life before . |
| 19 | I 've never given her enough sympathy . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're saying you 've never given the poor girl a scrap of encouragement ? ’ she mocked scornfully . |
| 21 | We 've never given money directly for pay awards anyway , because if you do that , that 's what the claim always is , you know . |
| 22 | It 's just that I 've never given the matter much thought . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've never had children , I 've never given myself the time and that 's a matter of some regret . |
| 24 | Because we 're not set any targets and we 've never given any feedback from higher |
| 25 | Cos like , Scott was going I 've never gave anyone one , you know . |
| 26 | well I think he likes never give him a , a chance when he 's here |
| 27 | He had never given her a vast amount , anyway . |
| 28 | This fellow , who must be the only , or almost the only , surviving person outside Japan who has been the target of a nuclear bomb , and who knows what it 's like for real ( as opposed to the criminally bone-headed fantasising about nuclear war indulged in by our sillier soldiers and politicians ) , was not only matter-of-fact about it all , as though it was the sort of thing that might have happened to anyone , but he actually admitted that he had never given a thought to the possibility that he might be at risk as a result of the radiation he undoubtedly suffered at the time until recent weeks when various busybodies brought the matter to his attention . |
| 29 | Until coming face to face with Midnight , Jess had never given much thought to slaves , and certainly had never considered them as being stolen . |
| 30 | Mother Francis had never given up hope that Eve would live there one day , with a family maybe , and bring back some happiness to the little house that had known only confusion and tragedy . |