Example sentences of "have never [verb] [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd never seen such a champion blusher .
2 She 'd never met such a man .
3 It spread before Maggie , and she 'd never heard such a din .
4 Oh I 've never heard such a load of bloody rubbish in my life !
5 I 've never seen such a mess !
6 ‘ I 've never seen such a performance .
7 In all the days of my life I 've never seen such a rebellion against God 's will — nor against his appointed ministers .
8 I 've never seen such a jumble !
9 It 's important to take a case just to try , but we 've never won such a case yet .
10 His mates nodded and one said , ‘ I agree with George , I 've never known such a feeling of evil and I am not risking my neck for anyone . ’
11 Wilma and I were horrified and frightened : we had never seen such a scene before .
12 Ruth had never seen such a change in anyone .
13 I just do not know what aircraft this was , I had never seen such a type before , but he made a very cautious circuit and then to my amazement an approach to land despite the red Very lights pooped off from the control tower .
14 This was fantastic for a little boy who had never seen such a toy .
15 She remonstrated with him and explained that she had stopped because she had never seen such a fish before .
16 She had never seen such a fish .
17 She looked very white , and somehow surprised , as if her precious youth had never met such a threat before .
18 He had never met such a boy , he enthused .
19 I had never met such a characteristic before .
20 Anabelle had never heard such a ruckus .
21 As you know perfectly well , and I 'm sure they do , too , we ca n't mount any active investigation in this country ’ — just as if six had never done such a thing .
22 She had never queried such a thing before — indeed , had taken servants , their duties , and how one addressed them for granted , after the fashion of all wealthy and pampered girls , she now supposed .
23 Even Biddy , who knew everything , had never suggested such a thing was going to happen , and certainly Mr Bean nor Nutty had never said anything .
24 He inherited a regular staff meeting and was penitent that he had never invented such a meeting in Durham .
25 ‘ I have never seen such a state of things . ’
26 Jesus , I have never seen such a shambles .
27 Lord , I have never seen such a collection of rogues , palliards and foists !
28 We have never known such a shortage of guests . ’
29 Erm , I er have never known such a question asked in this council chamber where referring to members of parliament er in in er and that is why I did n't feel it necessary
30 Because I have never had such a chance , nature here being so extraordinarily beautiful .
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