Example sentences of "but never [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arkells told us it sympathised with the Gammages but never had any intention of employing them . |
| 2 | ‘ Not put aside , perhaps , ’ agreed Matilda , ‘ but never given any peace while a rival cause serves the purpose of every malcontent in the realm . |
| 3 | Can and do , she thought , ever since that September of two years ago , before I was given in marriage , when Owen fired Ruthyn , and his men plundered Oswestry and Welshpool , and the king came storming through here and across the border with all his army , but never found any enemy to fight . |
| 4 | It was decisive and at times attracted public support because she seemed to be taking action which the public overwhelmingly thought was right but never thought any government would have the nerve to carry out . |
| 5 | A divergent process can also be regarded as having the most undefined behaviour possible , since it forever performs internal actions in an effort to decide what its behaviour will be , but never makes any progress . |