Example sentences of "never [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She never shared her inner thoughts with anyone , not even her friends at school who had come to regard her as something of an enigma . |
| 2 | He never shared their meals , eating by himself in the parlour with Miss Evans waiting on him , but sometimes he would come into the kitchen while they were having their tea and say , ‘ Well , Caroline , it 's a fine day for the race , is n't it ? ’ |
| 3 | I never shared my family 's passion for horses . |
| 4 | John was never to see his son again . |
| 5 | Worse , David Pascal , chairman of the NCC , turns out to be a devotee of that well-known rightie novelist Tom Clancy , who presumably never splits his infinitives since this , along with a desire to train schoolchildren not to say ‘ He done it ’ appears to be the main components of Mr Pascal 's plans for a more grammatical tomorrow . |
| 6 | 4 Never make your students feel stupid or ignorant ; if you want to make a joke at a student 's expense , that 's all right as long as he does n't mind his leg being pulled . |
| 7 | I never overstayed my welcome and always dreamed up some excuse if any of them suggested meeting me outside working hours . |
| 8 | Coleen listened to his amorous overtures of love never doubting his sincerity , but she still wanted to be sure and she tried to gently tell him so ; she had to be sure before she said ‘ yes ’ . |
| 9 | She only mentioned Margaret twice — once tenderly : ‘ the beautiful curtains Margaret and I chose together ’ — once tartly : ‘ Margaret would never prepare her lectures … just gather a few notes together and wonder why she was nervous at the last moment . |
| 10 | The truth he had been about to disclose never passed his lips . |
| 11 | However , I must stress that the word ‘ vigilante ’ in fact never passed my lips during the interview conducted by your reporter . |
| 12 | In the two years they had been operating , Stephen had taught her never to lose her temper with the guests , however unreasonable , but to try to win them over . |
| 13 | Shoes were kept on wooden trees , never to lose their shape , or seam across with age . |
| 14 | DIEGO MARADONA last night bowed to the supreme talent of Paul Gascoigne and urged him never to lose his individuality . |
| 15 | ‘ Ray told me never to lose my individuality , always to believe in what I did best . |
| 16 | I would never eat their meat out there anyway cos I think pony in it |
| 17 | With the stigma of a life-ban hanging over him , his club form never realised its early potential and he now works as a storeman on an off-shore oil rig . |
| 18 | But my father never realised his plan … |
| 19 | It took the Venetians until 1420 to win control of all the territory promised to them by Ladislas , who in fact never realised his ambition to wear the crown of Hungary . |
| 20 | ‘ I never realised our dog was so clever ! ’ |
| 21 | And Mr Blakey promised the people of Castlemorton that hippies would never invade their Common again . |
| 22 | When he worked at night he prepared properly , never allowing his vision to become impaired in any way . |
| 23 | Israel had never hidden its willingness to enter into a hostage exchange deal . |
| 24 | ‘ Conditions were a disgrace in the second half , ’ said McLean who has never hidden his hatred of a strong wind . |
| 25 | He was soon posted to north Africa , and never met their only child , a daughter born 8 June 1941 . |
| 26 | She never met my eye . |
| 27 | The men were sullen and never met his eye ; but someone had to organise them , and no-one cared to oppose him . |
| 28 | I never met his eyes and I do n't think he noticed me much , but we were all , Emil , Oliver , Cathy and I , becoming slowly and inevitably more recognizable to the passengers . |
| 29 | A MUCH-PRAISED AMERICAN playwright , John Guare has never received his due in this country — not , I think , because his comedies do n't appeal to the English sense of humour but because it 's difficult for actors here to get across their vision of insane optimism and everyday insanity . |
| 30 | Scriptwriter Tony Warren never expected his creation , played by William Roache , to last for more than a few years . |