Example sentences of "never [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " You must promise me , " he says , " never to wear mourning . " |
| 2 | You ought never to see nutrient deficiencies because they are a sign of incorrect feeding . |
| 3 | The first is that it is important never to lose sight of the fact that a computer is an assistant to , not a substitute for , a human researcher . |
| 4 | It was never to lose touch with Jerusalem : hence the repeated journeys of Paul back to the metropolis ( e.g. Acts 18:22 ; 1 9:21 ) and the supervisory visits of Jerusalem leaders to various parts of the expanding Christian arena ( e.g. Acts 8:14 ; 11:22 ) . |
| 5 | Alf is determined never to lose touch with his friends again . |
| 6 | And although there are times when we falter — black times , ’ said Bec , her eyes huge and sad , ‘ we strive never to fall victim to despair . ’ |
| 7 | Jean-Paul thinks the French brought prosperity to a poor country , and he goes on believing it because he takes care never to set foot outside the European quarter . |
| 8 | One of them immediately returned home , never to set foot in the tropics again — while the other , Werner Meyer , the only white doctor left on the island , stayed on to become the director of Makassar 's hospital . |
| 9 | Life in Parma at the beginning of the school year seemed normal apart from the Fascist propaganda in the papers , but one began to sense that the members of the Party were becoming even more arrogant and domineering than before , and that it was increasingly important for people with different ideas to keep them to themselves and never to discuss politics . |
| 10 | She had spent a lifetime obeying the rule of her childhood never to give way to her feelings in public , and like many . |
| 11 | It was a part of his creed never to give way to these emotions . |
| 12 | She had vowed never to give way to that . |
| 13 | But the truth is that he was never to publish poetry again : he had come to the end of his creative life . |
| 14 | ‘ You are supposed never to use karate and if you do it 's only in circumstances where you 've exhausted every other option . |
| 15 | That would have broken his oath never to use violence , Mr Waite said in an interview to be shown tonight on American television . |
| 16 | ‘ I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure . |
| 17 | He made an unconditional promise never to judge mankind with another flood ( Genesis 9:11 ) . |
| 18 | Some solo flyers claim never to change bridle settings . |
| 19 | Some years ago Western Samoans were found never to develop type I diabetes in their own environment but to do so when brought up in New Zealand . |
| 20 | In the attempt to provide good influences , officers were advised to cultivate personal contacts : to become friends with the boys , to invite them home for tea and to visit their homes ; they were to encourage their charges to have confidence in them and never to break faith ; above all , they were told , never ‘ miss an opportunity of strengthening your hold over them ’ . |
| 21 | They could not enter the church , were excommunicated and were never to eat meat . |
| 22 | ‘ Sorry , but I make it a rule never to have working lunches — so bad for the digestion , I find . |
| 23 | It was the main reason why the marriage was never to take place . |
| 24 | This thirst is a form of enthusiasm and implies a desire to discover all secrets , to become immersed in all things , and never to stop learning . |
| 25 | But does he ever feel that it is his fate never to become World Champion ? |
| 26 | ‘ Is it nothing in your eyes never to bring accusation against anyone ? |
| 27 | Never to throw food at John Paramor again ( I did n't get one free drop last season ) . |