Example sentences of "never give [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We 've never given money directly for pay awards anyway , because if you do that , that 's what the claim always is , you know .
2 Despite the fact that Yugoslavia was more market-conscious than some other socialist countries , the development of exports was never given priority in its industrial strategy .
3 Typically he was never given acknowledgement for his part in its creation .
4 Never given office by the Liberals , he served as a back-bencher on several royal commissions and committees .
5 Much of our daily work was ten years in advance of the official police community involvement programmes and yet our actions were only an extension of those social welfare activities the police have been heavily involved in for generations , but which are never given status as ‘ real police work ’ simply because of the institutional emphasis placed upon summons lists , numbers of arrests , crime detections , and other statistical returns .
6 ‘ Though my sisters and I were never given pocket money .
7 The Court of Victoria rightly rejected the contention that a careless act can never give rise to a cause of action in negligence unless there is in existence at the time of the act a legal person affected by it who can sue .
8 well that 's what I wan na know , that 's right , that 's all I wan na know , never give way to traffic on the , on the right , you could pull out on it , if indicating
9 Artists never give satisfaction
10 She had spent a lifetime obeying the rule of her childhood never to give way to her feelings in public , and like many .
11 It was a part of his creed never to give way to these emotions .
12 She had vowed never to give way to that .
13 It goes without saying , one hopes , that one never , never gives way to one 's own inclinations if they happen to run this way .
14 Second , Y never gave possession of the car to his customer ( M ) as he should have done after the finance company ( Z ) had accepted the hire purchase proposal .
15 Er in fact I never gave telephone call it 's no good telling me to do something
16 HORATIO : Not from his mouth , had it the ability of life to thank you : He never gave commandment for their death .
17 Faced with the need to chastise a dancer , she never gave way to anger nor showed her annoyance but her eyes would fill with tears and she would say , ‘ I never thought a Tiller would let us down like this . ’
18 It was some time since she and Papa had played one of their fierce games ; he never gave quarter to anyone , but she thought that she could remember what he had taught her .
19 ( 28 ) You never gave information which might help others get in ahead of you .
20 Wife or not , she knew that Stephen never gave praise unless he thought it was due .
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