Example sentences of "ever [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The Irishman won a rousing reception for Goodbye From White Horse Inn in what he had vowed was his ‘ last ever singing appearance in public ’ .
2 So this is a disc to be greeted eagerly by anyone who has ever heard Nilsson in person and to be investigated by those too young to have done so .
3 In closing I must remark that if we ever make contact with aliens we should take them to Bangor and let them see all that is good in the human race .
4 But do n't , for God 's sake , assuming He exists , ever make science into a religion . ’
5 The first animal she ever made friends with was a pig : ‘ When I was small I always wanted to join a circus with a troupe of six Tamworth pigs .
6 Sean was the first man who ever made love to her , and Ruth had thought she loved him too , but it was not a happy marriage and when Sean was killed in France , just before the Armistice was signed , she realised that she had been denying her true feelings for years .
7 Not one has ever fallen victim to a gangland-style hit after coming forward with solid information .
8 But there are no signs that either the phrase or the policy which it expressed ever became part of his own thinking either about the Church as a whole or about his own duties as archbishop .
9 ‘ No prudent Chancellor can ever regard taxation as something which can only ever be reduced , ’ he said .
10 ‘ No prudent Chancellor can ever regard taxation as something which can only ever be reduced , ’ he said .
11 ‘ No prudent Chancellor can ever regard taxation as something which can only ever be reduced , ’ he said .
12 We can only stress that no reputable antiques dealer would ever conduct business on a doorstep .
13 And he created far more than he is ever given credit for … ’
14 In any case , the original module will still exist , since users are only ever given copies from LIFESPAN to modify .
15 ‘ There have been times since it ended when I gave up hope of ever eating food like this again . ’
16 Not that he ever offers recollections of his own .
17 Like the Flying Dutchman , condemned for ever to roam the world 's oceans , the right hon. Gentleman is condemned for ever to attend debates on guillotine motions in an attempt to expiate his past sins in that area .
18 In the light of all the sedentary interruptions from the Opposition , I would be interested to hear whether those hon. Gentlemen intend — in the unlikely event that they ever change places with us — to meet that shortfall , no matter how high the fees .
19 ‘ You 're going to regret the day you ever laid eyes on Matthew , ’ Sandra hissed .
20 Have you ever received money from a drug company ?
21 Mr Tancock , who operates from Mannington Park in Swindon , refused to say if anyone had ever received loans from North Star , or to say why he had set up Global Finance .
22 The Barnet chairman , who sacked Fry last week , said : ‘ I will never , ever sell Barnet to anyone who will employ Barry Fry .
23 ‘ I like the forgetting bit , but you can forget anything else — you 're the last man I 'd ever make love with . ’
24 ‘ You 're rude , you 're cynical , and I was a fool to ever make love to you . ’
25 ‘ Did you ever make love to her ? ’
26 It makes you wonder if he ever has time for anything else .
27 ‘ It was wrong , I know , but , as I said , it was easier than trying to explain about Paul , and , to be perfectly honest , no one ever mentioned David to me after he 'd gone .
28 He had reassuring news for his daughter , in case she was worried about ever becoming Queen after separating from husband Charles .
29 What he was saying made sense in some respects but she would never , ever forgive Lizzy for the charade of the last eighteen months .
30 In view of these possible sources of error it is surprising that extrapolated profiles ever yield results of any value .
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