Example sentences of "only ever [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | he 's only ever missed a call-out once |
| 2 | But yesterday , Susan Fey , of the CTC Trust , said , ‘ We were only ever given a target of 20 . |
| 3 | Tom adds however that he has only ever seen a maximum of two wolf teeth grown in the upper jaw ; four wolf teeth are extremely rare . |
| 4 | However , it did n't stop Charlie wanting to taste Coca-Cola , the latest drink from America , at a cost of a penny a bottle ; or to try the new safety razor from Gillette — despite the fact that he had n't even started shaving — at sixpence for the holder and twopence for six blades : he felt sure his father , who had only ever used a cut-throat , would consider the whole idea sissy . |
| 5 | She had only ever had a vague impression of Frank Shildon and was interested in how far that was at variance with what she was discovering . |