Example sentences of "[vb base] never [verb] a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result of this strategy is that I 've never missed a plane in twenty-eight years of international travel — except once . |
| 2 | ‘ But I warn you , I 'm a landlubber : I 've never sailed a boat in my life . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've never fired a gun in anger in my life . |
| 4 | I 've never given a speech in my life before . |
| 5 | And I 've never seen a case in which there was a fist fight in front of the cinema and they pulled the movie because of it . |
| 6 | ‘ But Mr Chairman , ’ protested Carrick , ‘ I 've never bowled a chinaman in my life . ’ |
| 7 | I 've never used a yardage in my life ; all I know is that it 's a 7-iron to the middle of the green . ’ |
| 8 | I 've never seduced a woman in my life . |
| 9 | To be frank with you , I 've never found a space in a lead break where I 've felt like using a whammy move . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 've never had a winner in France and perhaps Lyric Fantasy can change that for me in the Abbaye . |
| 11 | Prolonged passive smoking can lead to an increased risk of lung cancer for people WHO HAVE NEVER SMOKED A CIGARETTE IN THEIR LIVES . |
| 12 | And in the Commons in 1860 he declared : " I have never uttered a word in favour of universal franchise either in this House or elsewhere . " |
| 13 | I have never seen a hunt in progress , although I recall vaguely as a child being taken to watch a Meet when I was visiting relatives in Piercebridge . |
| 14 | You have never seen a woman in her peignoir before ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I have never seen a cut in education spending , ’ he said . |
| 16 | The depth of knowledge assumed by colleagues who have never experienced a break in service can undermine the confidence of returners , even if the supposed lack of knowledge is more imagined than real . |
| 17 | I can assure you I have never slammed a woman in my life . ’ |
| 18 | Well estate agents have never sold a house in their lives , they move paper . |