Example sentences of "never given [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 .
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