Example sentences of "[verb] never quite [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To this day the party has never quite healed the deep wounds left by what remains probably its most traumatic internal crisis . |
| 2 | He thinks that , unlike its competitors , British industry has never quite understood the nature , or the importance , of research and development . |
| 3 | Despite the electricity generated on parts of ‘ The Moneyspyder ’ and to some extend on ‘ Wait A Minute ’ ( particularly the hit-that-never was , ‘ Theme From Starsky and Hutch ’ ) , James has never quite harnessed the fury of his old band to his all-consuming love of jazz . |
| 4 | Despite the electricity generated on parts of ‘ The Moneyspyder ’ and to some extend on ‘ Wait A Minute ’ ( particularly the hit-that-never was , ‘ Theme From Starsky and Hutch ’ ) , James has never quite harnessed the fury of his old band to his all-consuming love of jazz . |
| 5 | I had entered fully into the shared joys of Christian experience , but I had never quite gained the satisfaction that other Christians seemed to have . |
| 6 | Article 10(1) of the European Convention sets out the basic principle which the makers of common and statute law in Britain have never quite mustered the courage to adopt : " Everyone has the right to freedom of expression . |
| 7 | Other magazines have always tried to copy ZZAP ! but have never quite cut the mustard . |
| 8 | Level 42 have never quite got the magic back again . |
| 9 | Such an inequality has been modified and refined in the decades since emancipation , but blacks have never quite shed the remnants of their shackles and have stayed socially unequal . |
| 10 | Even though they may have worked and set up home separately , they have never quite left the role of dependent daughter . |