Example sentences of "never [vb base] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | You never forget anything , you never let go . |
2 | He prodded once more his attaché case — which I felt inclined to keep my eyes averted from — and said : ‘ I suppose you 've been wondering why I never let go of this case . |
3 | It was a faint constellation lying between Leo and Gemini , and a twelfth of the world 's population born under its sign had long pincers and never let go . |
4 | Your article on ‘ Homeless masterpieces ’ ( May 1st ) seems to accept what appears to be the norm in art circles , that bigger is better , and once you get your hands on a painting never let go . |
5 | Oxford never let go though … there 's many a premier league side who 'll fare worse than this at Villa Park this season … |
6 | From there on , they never let slip their icy grip on the game . |
7 | Anyway , she had a four-year-old boy called Keith , who she never let play outside unless she was watching , because there was no defensible space . |
8 | Some people never do admit defeat . |
9 | You wo n't be snoring I know it , you never do snore . |
10 | ‘ But men and women never do match each other in that kind of way — that 's life . ’ |
11 | ‘ I never do sleep before a ball , ’ she greeted Lord John , then blinked with astonishment at him . |
12 | You never do think much about yourself . |
13 | To which he replied , ‘ Ah , of course , he never said it , we never do give verbatim what people say . |
14 | ‘ There are some things that never do get written into reports . ’ |
15 | ‘ But then , you never do like my gentleman friends , do you ? ’ |
16 | ‘ Even though we never do see her she is mentioned . ’ |
17 | I never do know , she thought . |
18 | You have a first course and a second course and could call it all I do n't know what you call it really , I never do know what to call it all . |