Example sentences of "[subord] ever [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to develop that relationship because they can take advantage of you when ever and where ever they want . ’ |
| 2 | Contrary to the all too common belief that ageing is essentially an unavoidable process of retreat , of withdrawal into passivity and dependence , the truth is that for most men and women later life is a time of active challenge : a time when perhaps more than ever they need to be able to respond imaginatively to change . |
| 3 | As we move into the single market , it is more important than ever we keep our inflation level at or below those of our competitors . |
| 4 | Now more than ever we need the help of our friends ’ . |
| 5 | I thought erm Mick had spoken more about it , doing all her kitchen and everything than ever he 'd |
| 6 | Biddy brought some tapes of circus-sounding music and Uncle Bean played them in his car , and Spot stood up on his hindlegs and Jazz fell off more heavily than ever he had at a jump . |
| 7 | He had achieved it more easily and more quickly than ever he had expected . |
| 8 | More than ever he resembled his namesake , the giant Alaskan brown bear , a beast that also rollocks cheerfully through northern waters , sending spray flying with enormous paws . |
| 9 | Snoring louder than ever he fumbled again and I saw him insert a small blade into the side of the carriage . |
| 10 | than ever I 've done ! |
| 11 | I remembered what he 'd told Mavis and me about the book and more than ever I thought it sounded like a good idea — the story of a man rationalizing his own lack of self-belief … |
| 12 | We are well and have no worries being happy together and not in need William leaving me better provided for than ever I had expected . |
| 13 | Let me give you one or two specific examples , I 'm always interested , having been in a college for thirty five years in adult education , I 'm interested in the primary schools and I must admit I get more job satisfaction the moment we go in a primary schools than ever I had when I was in the college itself ! |
| 14 | One Scottish observer noted that " both parties are angry to a higher degree than ever I saw them even in the Exclusion time " . |
| 15 | ‘ My father and I are physical counterparts : and during these days more than ever I notice his resemblance to me … ’ he mused . |
| 16 | He had waited for her in the forests that fringed Tara , his mind filled with light and hope , his body more fiercely aware than ever it had been in his entire life . |
| 17 | More than ever it seemed that Doreen wanted to discuss matters that niggled at her mind , even with a stranger , so she turned in her chair to face the other woman and said frankly , ‘ I do n't see how you can blame my aunt . |
| 18 | More than ever she needed to talk to Nick . |
| 19 | Her parents were old and had forgotten , if ever they had known , what it was like to love someone as she loved Rob . |
| 20 | I must admit , it 's never ever let me down but I mean , they know if ever they said I could n't have no money I 'd cause one hell of a stink you know ! |
| 21 | There were no strike pay , you just had a promissory note that er if ever they got any money they 'd pay you , you see ? |
| 22 | She fixed a baleful eye on Angelica , and said , ‘ If ever they bring back hanging , I would n't advise you to apply for the job . ’ |
| 23 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 24 | If ever they make Maundy Thursday a holiday of course then there are jobs in which it will be the norm to go home on Wednesday lunchtime . |
| 25 | The money itself had been lodged in a special account in Germany : if ever they returned there , they could collect it . |
| 26 | It 's not simply a matter of defying conventions although I admit I have been strictly brought up and I think it would break my parents ’ hearts if ever they came to know I was living with a man who was not my husband . |
| 27 | If ever they lose the ability to scavenge energy , and put it to use in repairing their own fabric , then they are said to be dead ; and they begin immediately to fall apart . |
| 28 | And I can tell you that erm Birmingham City Council told me this erm that if ever they need anyone to chair a meeting they would look to the Guild , committees . |
| 29 | that if ever they did scrape together |
| 30 | It would be a sad and sorry day for the Navy if ever they stopped it . |