Example sentences of "but never [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High on its waterless ridge , Battle grew with the fortunes of its abbey , but never achieved the sort of wealth that allowed Chichester to assert its independence . |
| 2 | Well I did the odd movie bits in America , and er when I was a pop singer had a record in the charts in America but never done a play there . |
| 3 | Gold appeared during the prehistoric period in Japan but never made a deep impression on the consciousness of the Japanese . |
| 4 | Former Test fast bowlers Sir Richard Hadlee and Michael Holding have been made honorary life members of MCC , as have the club 's former secretary Jack Bailey , Laurance Hancock ( secretary of Staffordshire for 53 years until 1987 ) and Glamorgan stalwart Don Shepherd , who took 2174 wickets for the Welsh county but never won a Test cap . |
| 5 | Coventry hotshot Mick Quinn arrived on a streak of 10 goals from six games but never got a sniff of the target . |
| 6 | I queried the cost and funding of the magazine several times but never got an answer . |
| 7 | She 'd phoned the apartment umpteen times , always in secrecy , but never got an answer . |
| 8 | , Marguerite Antonia ( 1880–1943 ) , novelist and poet under the name Radclyffe Hall , was born 12 August 1880 at Sunny Lawn , West Cliff , Bournemouth , the younger daughter ( there were no sons ) of Mary Jane Sager ( née Diehl ) , an American widow , and Radclyffe Radclyffe-Hall , who was educated at Eton and Oxford but never pursued a career . |
| 9 | She could be abrupt at times but never held a grudge , and Mr Field was a real gentleman , always kind and polite . |