Example sentences of "[conj] have never [verb] a [noun] " 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 | I have run in more than 30 cities , including places that had never seen a runner before . |
| 3 | He was oddly sluggish and lazy , more like a leery veteran than a horse that had never seen a racecourse . |
| 4 | Across the room she smiled at Rachaela her straight white teeth that had never needed a dentist . |
| 5 | I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game . |
| 6 | He says his company paid seventy eight thousand pounds to promoters , and has never received a penny in refunds . |
| 7 | Justin says he was signed up while in a local resturant the other day and has never run a marathon before but has always wanted to … |
| 8 | Jed had watched his parents ' marriage break up and had never said a word ; he was hardly likely to start making his feelings known now . |
| 9 | Her counsel , Andrew Caldecott , told Mr Justice Otton in the High Court in London that the princess attended many charitable events and had never charged a fee . |
| 10 | I was sad about this because I am a clubbable person by nature , and have never regarded a game of golf as anything but an occasion of pleasurable social exchange ; but an end to Muirfield was the price I had to pay for the championing of Meehan 's cause . |
| 11 | We have paid home insurance for the last 25 years and have never made a claim . |
| 12 | I 've always done this , and have never known a horse get chapped heels or skin infections — whereas I have known horses whose owners follow the first course get mud fever . |
| 13 | I have carried my own personal tapes and cassettes in NO SMOKING carriages for nearly 20 years and have never had a problem . |
| 14 | But perhaps someone from Midland can explain how they hope to attract accounts from youngsters in their first jobs who have not passed their driving test and have never had a passport . |
| 15 | Young people three , four years out of college and have never had a job . |
| 16 | He said he knew it sounded crazy , but ever since he 'd read it he 'd wanted to experience it , but had never met a woman who made him feel that way . ’ |
| 17 | I had noticed the name on a map but had never read a mention of it so went there in some trepidation : it seemed remote , so far from towns and railways . |
| 18 | She was in turn confused , amused , horrified by the things she read — and sometimes had that closer reaction , recognition of something suddenly true something she absolutely identified from her own experience , but had never put a name to . |
| 19 | Ms Gallacher said that Ms McCarthy had tried ecstasy once or twice before but had never had a fit . |
| 20 | She had listened to the radio occasionally but had never owned a television . |
| 21 | PC World 's customer profile breaks down into those who know what they want but want to see it demonstrated and to be able to walk away with the product ; those who know a bit , but have never bought a computer before ; and corporate customers seeking the best value for money . |