Example sentences of "never enter [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	Yet it never entered her head for a moment to think that Prince Charles was remotely interested in romance .
2	The idea probably never entered her head .
3	Such was the austerity of his habits that it never entered his head himself to have any kind of formal dinner in which I could join .
4	She had been a mother of sons only and I think now that she would have liked me to call her mother ; but then , such an idea never entered my head .
5	I never wanted to do anything , it never entered my head to do anything else .
6	Well i it , it certainly never entered my head to do anything else and although several other things were suggested er I never er I never even considered them .
7	‘ Rape , darling , ’ he sneered , ‘ never entered my head . ’
8	The thought never entered my head ! ’
9	I knew the rule well enough , but in that split second it never entered my head .
10	When I was anorexic I had only dim feelings of resentment as to how my body was destined to be used , and the thought of anything as positive and specific as penetration never entered my mind .
11	I have worked , I have exhausted myself day in day out , for years , and nobody has ever considered my age or health , it never entered my mother 's head that I might welcome a break , new surroundings , a chance to be waited on .
12	Even marginal victory had never entered her mind save as an impossible dream .
13	They said no , Miss , and when she said to them , you never think about rape do you , they said , no Miss , the thought never entered our head .
14	‘ The idea had never entered my head !
15	It would never enter my head to read a textbook on race-driving .
16	‘ Such a thing would never enter my head , ’ he said .
17	That anyone would deliberately avoid him would never enter his head .
18	It never enters her head that it is n't Dieter , she happens to have a golf-club in her hand and the temptation is overwhelming . ’

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