Example sentences of "gave [pron] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the risk of sounding smug , my ornamental kitchen garden gave me no such problems . |
| 2 | Nobody can do anything , Doctor Sparrow does not answer , he refuses to listen , he gave me no reassurance , but I know , I know that I am seriously ill and there is no one here except my mother , and who is to look after her , Dorothea ? |
| 3 | For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 4 | The giant nanny had unlocked the door for him but kept in the background and gave me no sign of recognition . |
| 5 | He gave me no peace . |
| 6 | Carey addressed the wealthy directly , quoting Jesus ' parable about the sorting of the goats ( the wealthy ) from the sheep ( the poor ) in St Matthew 's gospel : ‘ The curse is upon you … for when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 7 | The dreaded videos themselves gave me no clue . |
| 8 | They gave me no encouragement at all and did n't even realize I was so into football . |
| 9 | This gave me no confidence and I left . |
| 10 | But his face gave me no clue , and he went on : " Would you love me more if I did succeed ? " |
| 11 | He gave me no satisfactory answer , saying only that The Times was set to make this disclosure in an article by a woman journalist the following day . |
| 12 | In Brobdingnag there are large numbers of flies in summer , and these awful insects , each as big as an English bird , gave me no peace . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't say it gave me no satisfaction . ’ |
| 14 | These calls , they gave me no grief . |
| 15 | ‘ He gave me no help when I was in trouble . |
| 16 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me no information on this . |
| 17 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me no information on dogs . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me no information on this . ’ |
| 19 | Goreng 's face gave me no clues ; there was no information there ; sympathy I did n't expect . |
| 20 | My conversations with her gave me no inkling to that effect , and , although she was ambitious , I do not think she felt that her time had come . |
| 21 | ‘ You gave me no chance to refuse ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ They gave me no specific reason why they stopped me and I am just worried they could stop any innocent people , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The Palmyra authorities gave them no assistance . |
| 24 | The political situation still gave them no alternative to the regent 's French policy . |
| 25 | NICRA also had a reasonable complaint that the lateness of the ban gave them no time to negotiate amy alternative date or route . |
| 26 | However , two of the disabled professionals firmly believed that being disabled gave them no additional insight into other people 's disabilities , and one congenitally disabled person said she had no special understanding of acquired disability . |
| 27 | The doctor gave them no time to think , and went on fiercely , |
| 28 | The spectacular charge of the Light Blue Brigade from stakeboat to finish line con founded the bookies and the Tideway pundits who gave them no chance against Barcelona gold medallist Matthew Pinsent and his crew . |
| 29 | Governors admit they knew of an association between the 2 men , but they say that gave them no cause for concern . |
| 30 | He never gave nobody no venereable diseases . ’ |