Example sentences of "never take [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dega is so myopic that he never takes his glasses off-there is a nice touch when Dustin holds his hand over his spectacles as he is showered down . |
| 2 | I tried to speak to Brian Clough but he would never take my calls . |
| 3 | I swore I 'd never take my hands out of my pockets again . |
| 4 | And Margaret 's dad , when they , when my kids were little would never take our kids anywhere but they |
| 5 | Helen , never taking her eyes off Alexandra , craned sideways so that she could wind a finger round and round in a hole in her black stocking . |
| 6 | Tricia backed her way out , never taking her eyes off me or letting her bearings slip . |
| 7 | Hazel , never taking his eyes off it , heard three or four of the others coming up behind him . |
| 8 | Never taking his eyes from her , Gregson slipped out the photo of Paula Wilson and quickly explained the reason for his and Finn 's presence , enquiring whether or not the face in the monochrome picture rang any bells . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's nothing we can do , ’ he told her tonelessly , never taking his eyes from that small shape . |
| 10 | Beth never took her eyes off the little group ; Cissie , who was now a young lady of exceptional prettiness and who was hugging her brother for the umpteenth time ; and Beth 's own son Richard … now six years old and growing more like Tyler every day ; and David , a quiet man , a man who was too gentle , a man still dominated by the monster who had raised him . |
| 11 | At the end of the case people would see a bit of film of the child sitting on the drawing-room sofa between his parents who never took their eyes from him during the interview . |
| 12 | You simply stood by the grill and never took your eyes off it until it was the colour you wanted . |
| 13 | But Evans said : ‘ I never took my hands off the ball . |
| 14 | I do n't know whether it contributed much — one never knows oneself whether it contributes or nOt — but I never took my eyes off Peter during this scene , willed him to do this , that and the other , and was saddened and grieved and distressed by the fact that everybody turned against him at the end . |
| 15 | And then Mother would look from Boy to the other man who was also there every night and never took his eyes off her when she sang , O , and she 'd sing the next lines to him , take these lips , take these arms … ca n't you see ? |
| 16 | Helping herself , Daisy noticed he never took his eyes off the play and was now turning on the windscreen wipers to watch a dark-haired boy coax a fat roan pony down the field . |
| 17 | Dorian Gray never took his eyes away from Lord Henry . |
| 18 | But Dorian Gray never took his eyes away from Lord Henry . |
| 19 | Agrippa never took his eyes off mine . |
| 20 | Beginners often make the mistake of looking down when they are moving from one position to another , thus breaking the cardinal first rule of combat , which is never to take your eyes off your opponent . |
| 21 | ‘ You know recruits never take their families . ’ |
| 22 | I took , never take that , I never take me bracelets , necklace , nothing off . |
| 23 | ‘ And I never take my eyes off him during the show . |
| 24 | ‘ I should keep you here , lock you up in my cave , never take my eyes off you . |
| 25 | Who knows , Charles and Di might still be together had they followed the path of love the Nescafe way : see each other only 11 times in five years , never take your clothes off during sex , and make sure your tongue spends more time in a cup of coffee than in your partner 's mouth . |