Example sentences of "never [verb] her [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've never given her enough sympathy . |
| 2 | Blanche realised that Robert had never given her any other . |
| 3 | We always had to chase after him for it and he 'd never give her more than a pound a week . |
| 4 | Ai n't never seen her this way afore ! ’ . |
| 5 | He gave her physical protection , but never showed her any affection again . |
| 6 | He had never called her that before ; nor had he ever touched her as he touched her now , his good right hand caressing both of hers where they lay atop the bedclothes . |
| 7 | He has never known her this slim and ca n't believe his luck . |
| 8 | Tilly realised now that she could never tell her these things , and yet , she knew that the gentle Elizabeth had a right to know . |
| 9 | That morning they parted under the trees , he never took her all the way to the gates , that would only have made things worse , that morning she looked the way she always looked , rings under her eyes and her whole body braced for the ordeal that lay ahead , how hard it was to leave her always , maybe that was why they always drew the parting out , sometimes it took minutes , just the saying goodbye , they backed away from each other , then stopped and called something out , then backed away again , they called out special words that they 'd made up , words to fill the distance between them , words for the things they could n't say , they backed away till he was under the trees or she was through the gates , whichever happened first , she looked the same way she always looked that morning , except for one thing , she had a clock tucked under her arm , the clock they 'd found together , the clock that did n't tick , the lonely clock . |
| 10 | he would never leave her alone with it . |
| 11 | ‘ Thanks , Gran ; but you know I never leave her alone at nights , and you 're bound to drop off . ’ |
| 12 | never leave her alone |
| 13 | Chris Parker never gave her enough time to explain anything properly . |
| 14 | And I 'm sure I never gave her any reason to be so high-and-mighty ! ’ |
| 15 | Earthy type , she used to say , but it was all talk with him and he never gave her any trouble that she told me about . ’ |
| 16 | Irene still comes to the apartment but we never see her any more except by accident . |