Example sentences of "[verb] never [vb pp] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage for the butterfly is that if a bird seizes it by the wings , and is reminded of some earlier unpleasant experience with the species and its toxin , it will release the insect unharmed : a bluejay that has never seen a monarch butterfly will readily catch and eat it ; but within 15–30 minutes the toxins in the butterfly 's body cause the bird to vomit , and one such encounter is sufficient to make a bluejay avoid monarchs thereafter . |
| 2 | Like his suitors , he has never made a BBC programme . |
| 3 | And who of us has never made a phone call we did n't want others to overhear ? |
| 4 | ( Ironically , but also significantly , one is from a school which has never received a project grant and the other from a school which received a retrospective Minor grant some time before the deputy head herself took up her post . ) |
| 5 | Oxfordshire has never suffered a rabies case . |
| 6 | The NABC has never fostered a North/South divide and the suggestion from Mr Atkinson that we would give preference to the views from southern counties , as against northern counties , is totally without foundation . |
| 7 | For , although the Institute has provided undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision over the years , it has never offered a degree course in the History of Art in the manner of other British universities with outstanding collections , such as Glasgow , Manchester , London or East Anglia . |
| 8 | ‘ The difference between Manchester and Liverpool groups is that Liverpool has never had a university tradition . ’ |
| 9 | Although karate developed in Japan , that country has never won a team world championship , whereas Great Britain has won it on no less than four occasions — a record unmatched in the history of karate . |
| 10 | Much admired for his technical skills — such as his use of overlapping dialogue — Altman has never produced a box office hit other than M*A*S*H , in 1970 . |
| 11 | Angalo had found a pebble that was almost the right shape to attach to a twig with strips torn off his coat ; he 'd never seen a stone axe in his life , but he had a definite feeling that there were useful things that could be done with a stone tied to the end of a stick . |
| 12 | He also agreed he 'd never seen a skull fracture caused by a blow to the nose . |
| 13 | They 'd never had a Christmas day quite like that before . |
| 14 | There were thousands of paparazzi and fans because they 'd never had a world premiere in Houston before . |
| 15 | She 'd never had a weight problem , of course , but she must have lost a few pounds over the past few days , because the waistband of the shorts she was wearing this morning — which she had purchased in New York only last Saturday — was already far looser than it had been . |
| 16 | Having never seen a swing bridge before I wondered how the boats were going to get under it but I was soon to find out . |
| 17 | I mean I 've never heard a reggae record like this , nor any other record , come to that , imagine the sort of slow , two-note bassline of De La Soul 's ‘ What 's More ’ taken back to its R&B roots , with copping guitar , honking sax and leering swagger in the rhythm . |
| 18 | Believe me , Fran , I 've never concluded a business deal with a kiss like that ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I know it 's silly , but I 've never outgrown a childhood tendency to travel sickness . |
| 20 | I 've er , thank you , I 've never seen a fox hunt erm I 've er I think once er , once I got along to Cutts Close where the Boxing Day meet occurs and I can well accept that this Boxing Day meet draws a larger crowd of people from Oakham than any other activity through the year . |
| 21 | well I 've never seen a coffee set |
| 22 | I 've never seen a motor bike with a trailer |
| 23 | ‘ I 've never seen a woman fight like that , ’ he began again . |
| 24 | I 've never seen a chewing gum advert for them before |
| 25 | But even standing still the Flying Scotsman is impressive , especially to those who 've never known a steam train . |
| 26 | But midfield maestro Andy Gregory who , along with half-back partner Garry Schofield and man-of-the-match James Lowes , masterminded the unexpected rout , insisted : ‘ We 've never had a problem scoring tries . |
| 27 | I 've never been on the course so I 've never had a police dog . |
| 28 | I 've never read a U2 interview so I do n't know if there are rumours about them doing insane things . |
| 29 | He had never seen a credit card , and indeed he was not looking at one now . |
| 30 | It is possible that the young Evelyn , who had never seen a Court masque , was easily impressed . |