Example sentences of "[was/were] never [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They were never united in their opposition to the king , and they never found a leader comparable to Hereford and Norfolk in 1297 or Thomas of Lancaster in 1310–11 ; but their opposition reveals the fragility of the political settlement Edward had achieved after 1330 , and the danger that his close associates who had helped him to power might now be seen as a new court clique , the king 's familiares . |
2 | I never heard of these scripts again and they were never broadcast to my knowledge , but , for whatever interest they may have , I included one of them in my collection of short stories , scripts and plot summaries under the title ‘ Bits and Pieces ’ to be published one day . |
3 | The early steps in their relationship were not easy , and a few in the industry were never reconciled to his leadership , though all recognised that he was acquiring a strong sense of identity with the industry 's interests . |
4 | Unlike Nicolae 's sister , Elena Barbulescu , Elena Ceauşescu was never tempted by her power to stray from fidelity to her husband . |
5 | However that avenue was never explored to its end ; and if it had been , one may doubt whether many readers would have grasped the total effect . |
6 | Although immunodeficiency was never documented in our patient , he received a prolonged course of antiviral drugs associated with considerable toxicity . |
7 | Stafford , who sometimes spent £16,000 in a single day on antiques at Christie 's sales in London , was never troubled by his conscience . |
8 | She was advised to ‘ keep a low profile ’ in future but was never reprimanded for her conduct . |
9 | In C. S. Lewis ' quest for joy , we can clearly see that the void left by his mother 's death was never replaced in his childhood , nor indeed perhaps ever in his whole life . |
10 | He was never invited to his flat , apart from a drink in the Farley Court flat before an evening at a restaurant . |
11 | She was never to learn of his plans as he sailed for New York the next day and never returned . |
12 | However , as an economist and Labour supporter , I was never convinced by its campaign , or felt that it was winning or deserved to win . |
13 | The picture was never offered with her knowledge to either the Getty Museum or Mrs Johnson , and she does not have an artistic advisor as such . |
14 | The end of the Dzhungar state lightened their load , but the Russian yoke was never removed from their necks . |
15 | ‘ Sex was never mentioned in my house . |
16 | Sadly the beloved eldest brother , Beverley , who had poured cold water on the whole idea of Eva going to Africa , was never to hear of her success . |
17 | A top class bowler , he was never picked for his country because , allegedly he wrote quickly , of comments made to Don Bradman during a state match in 1946 when Cec thought , several times , he had dismissed The Don . |