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

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1 Although rural housing , as we shall see later in this chapter , has never been in plentiful supply , the newcomers provide an easy scapegoat for the otherwise ‘ hidden hand ’ of the housing market .
2 There is none of that apparently aimless wandering in short stretches , punctuated by frequent bends , going halfway round the compass to reach the next hamlet or village , which characterises the byroads in country that has never been in open field or left it several centuries ago .
3 Mind you , he 'd never been in good health , not since they sent him home from France . ’
4 As investigators from the Mines Inspectorate , British Coal and unions began their inquiries into the accident , the company disclosed that the trapped men had never been in serious danger .
5 ‘ I have never been in rural ministry , ’ Daniel said .
6 Bradshaw and Miller 's work has shown that a substantial proportion of single mothers have never been in full time employment .
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