Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] never [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried never to throw any food away . |
| 2 | I 'd never seen such rage in you before |
| 3 | I 'd never seen such chatter , nervousness and exhilaration in the dressing room before . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer . |
| 5 | I 'd never heard such oratory , admiring the way he took on the hecklers . |
| 6 | I said I pretend I 'd never heard that question David , because if I answer it I said there 's a lot more |
| 7 | Well , I 'd never heard this expression before and ‘ I ’ explained to me that it was another word meaning ‘ lesbian ’ . |
| 8 | I 'd never had other children of my own and somehow she seemed very precious just then , but I never expected to see her . |
| 9 | I tell you something I wish I 'd never had that cat round my back door . |
| 10 | I was impressed by her self-confidence ; I 'd never had one boyfriend , let alone as many as she 'd had . |
| 11 | Until then I 'd never had any intimation of what was being done nowadays in the field of biblical research , or of the attacks being launched by competent historians . |
| 12 | But I 'd never had any problems with my periods , so when I finally decided to see a specialist , I was more curious than anything else . ’ |
| 13 | Then , although I 'd never had any morning sickness , I began to feel pain after I 'd eaten . ’ |
| 14 | No , I mean , strangely enough that was one of the things that almost put me off the relationship in the first place because I 'd never had any desire to be a mother . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd never had any trouble getting pregnant , ’ she says , ‘ And that had been my downfall in a way . |
| 16 | I 'd never paid much attention to it , it was just another little landmark on a daily journey , the last house before the railway bridge . |
| 17 | Sir I 'm beginning to wish I 'd never resurrected this matter . |
| 18 | It was a long time before we recovered from the loss , and I vowed never to have another dog because we could never replace Sorrel . |
| 19 | I had never seen such crowds before and when we joined the big queue to get in , some of the young people became ‘ up by ’ as we say , which means excitable . |
| 20 | I had never seen any animal , human or otherwise , so wild — so determined , so excited , so driven . |
| 21 | I had never worn that thing before . |
| 22 | I had never observed this behaviour before , and I was very excited . |
| 23 | Bungee Jumping was something I had never given much thought to , never mind considered actually doing myself . |
| 24 | I want it to be as though I had never taken that turning . |
| 25 | I had never learnt any Science — or History — because at school we were taught by a savage creature of uncertain temper , who had favourites , of whom I was terrified , so I learnt nothing . |
| 26 | I had never known low-ability children to question worksheets . |
| 27 | Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium . |
| 28 | I had never had such elevation before . |
| 29 | I 've never felt sexual jealousy before . |
| 30 | They were open , and , nodding up to Ben , she said , ‘ I 've never felt any guilt or regret over that . |