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 .
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