Example sentences of "have ever [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who has ever played with a gyroscope will know that the object displays a distinct aversion to being turned upside-down ; in many ways the spinning Earth can be viewed as a sort of super-heavy gyroscope . |
| 2 | It was a stylistic departure for Chloe but not one at odds with the image of the house or , more importantly , its feminine , peach-packaged floral fragrance familiar to every woman who has ever passed through a department store perfumery . |
| 3 | NO EMPIRE has ever shrunk without a fight . |
| 4 | And to coincide with the temporary exhibitions , LACMA is showing its own new Cezanne , ‘ Sous-bois ’ ( c. 1890 ) , a large oil purchased last year for a multi-million-dollar sum believed to be the largest the museum has ever spent on an acquisition . |
| 5 | There are some strange things in there , that no group has ever had with a major . |
| 6 | And the best advice she has ever had from a conductor ? |
| 7 | It was coming at me like a bullet , head shaking , lips curled back , teeth long and yellow and by far the biggest I 'd ever seen on a rabbit , live or dead . |
| 8 | It was the first time he 'd ever slept with a woman and it felt like burglary . |
| 9 | The worst marks she 'd ever got from an examiner . |
| 10 | It was the first time I had ever heard of a savant with a linguistic ability . |
| 11 | There before him stood one of the tallest , thinnest men he had ever seen outside a circus . |
| 12 | ‘ It was Bernard , who had been watching me from his office and asked me if I had ever thought of a career in modelling . ’ |
| 13 | What 's the weirdest thing you 've ever seen in an audience when you 've been onstage ? |
| 14 | Then I fell in love with Tom , who is everything I 've ever wanted in a partner . |
| 15 | It was , in truth , the finest holiday I 've ever spent on a building-site and I may never look a sardine in the gill again . |
| 16 | It was a brilliant response — the best we 've ever had for a competition . |
| 17 | It also supported Bitstream 's Speedo fonts , giving users a far wider choice of typefaces than they 've ever had from a DOS product . |
| 18 | The only time I 've ever frozen in an exam was when I 'd gone for three exams solid without kip , one after the other , and I just brain and the other ones were a real struggle and I had to graft my marks out of solid granite y'know I was chiselling away . |
| 19 | Honestly the only bad thing that I 've ever got from a shop is a porno video . |
| 20 | If you 've ever drilled into a water pipe or found it difficult to get a good fixing on a wall , you need a Rapitest Wire , Pipe & Stud Detector . |
| 21 | Hands up how many of you have ever heard of a flotation tank ? |
| 22 | The Secretary of State made one of the worst speeches that I have ever heard from a Minister in the House . |
| 23 | The right hon. Gentleman made the weakest speech in favour of a guillotine motion that I have ever heard from a Leader of the House and that is saying something . |
| 24 | If you have ever lived with a dog , you will know how important is his ( or her ) sense of smell . |
| 25 | The Fractal Geometry of Nature reminds us that mathematics can surprise us with insights into the world in which we live ; it has the most beautiful graphics 1 have ever seen in a mathematics book . |
| 26 | The second half began with some of the most remarkable scenes I have ever witnessed at a football match . |
| 27 | How many have ever travelled on a train ? |
| 28 | The Equal Opportunities Commission , which backed Mrs Weston 's 18-month battle , said : ‘ It is probably the most unreserved victory we have ever won in a case of this kind . ’ |
| 29 | MORE THAN 1,000 psychologists are to be asked to reveal whether they have ever slept with a patient . |
| 30 | I wonder if it really will involve performing better than I have ever performed in a boat before . |