Example sentences of "i [vb base] never [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Seawitch is obviously very special to you , and I 've never crewed for a world-famous yachtsman before . ’
2 ‘ I 've lived here for years , and I 've never heard of a Mrs Rochester ! ’
3 I 've never heard of a wife mentioned in connection with him .
4 She used to say what Diane , I 've never heard of a Diane , after they were married this
5 But on the same score I 'm afraid I must be an a narrow minded urban socialist well okay , I 've never lived in a city but if you want to call me that , fine .
6 I 've never slept in a bed like this before . ’
7 I mean I 've never looked through a telescope .
8 I have debated several prayers over the years , but I have never participated in a debate in which the points made by the Labour party were so bogus .
9 But , although that sweet may have made you forget a grazed knee when you were four years old , I have never heard of a chocolate ( or even a whole box of them ) bringing back a lost love , changing the grade on an examination paper or reversing an unwelcome redundancy .
10 I would not normally expect this from a Severum — but then I have never heard of a Severum eating Halfbeaks .
11 Well I do n't , I have never heard of a local group that makes money out of this selling .
12 ME ( coldly ) : I have never served in a flower shop if that is your suggestion — My father owns a chain … .
13 I have never flown in a tail dragger before but I would like to in the near future .
14 I have never lived in a place where the past was so alive , and my great predecessors seemed like daily companions . ’
15 As yet I have never fallen off a roof , although I have experienced the odd flutter of the heart when a ladder slips .
16 I have never lectured in a finer classroom .
17 ‘ I told you once , cara , I have never paid for a woman . ’
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