Example sentences of "[vb -s] never [vb pp] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " 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 | And who of us has never made a phone call we did n't want others to overhear ? |
| 3 | ( Ironically , but also significantly , one is from a school which has never received a project grant and the other from a school which received a retrospective Minor grant some time before the deputy head herself took up her post . ) |
| 4 | Oxfordshire has never suffered a rabies case . |
| 5 | The NABC has never fostered a North/South divide and the suggestion from Mr Atkinson that we would give preference to the views from southern counties , as against northern counties , is totally without foundation . |
| 6 | For , although the Institute has provided undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision over the years , it has never offered a degree course in the History of Art in the manner of other British universities with outstanding collections , such as Glasgow , Manchester , London or East Anglia . |
| 7 | ‘ The difference between Manchester and Liverpool groups is that Liverpool has never had a university tradition . ’ |
| 8 | Although karate developed in Japan , that country has never won a team world championship , whereas Great Britain has won it on no less than four occasions — a record unmatched in the history of karate . |
| 9 | Much admired for his technical skills — such as his use of overlapping dialogue — Altman has never produced a box office hit other than M*A*S*H , in 1970 . |
| 10 | But although her books are read by millions of people all over the world she 's never had a fan club … until now . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's never had a cross word for me or Carolyn — never , ’ Meg told Jean ruefully . |