Example sentences of "never [verb] [conj] i [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never tried if I could help |
| 2 | There is only one thing to say about the Home Secretary 's speech : I have heard more intellectual contributions from Lord Waddington on the subject , and I never believed that I would make that statement about anyone holding the office of Home Secretary . |
| 3 | I never imagined that I could feel this way about anyone , but I do . ’ |
| 4 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 5 | You will never marry while I can prevent it . |
| 6 | She never dreamed that I would become a managing director ! |
| 7 | I never thought that I would live to see such an important person write such a shameful letter , which is usually the behaviour of people in countries under dictatorship . |
| 8 | I never thought that I would join their ranks for me being the steward and the convenor was always enough . |
| 9 | ‘ I never knew whether I should believe that man … but , you know , he gave me great pleasure . |
| 10 | but you , I never dreamt that I 'll meet somebody like you , no I never dreamt |
| 11 | it was in my training , she but she had n't but your mother who never had before I could rely on her from a little child , I said stay there , when I came back , if I came back half an hour later , she 'd still of been there Linda would of been |
| 12 | But I tell you something now when you go skiing on January the fourth I 've never skied but I can assure you this James I know for a fact is going to special lessons . |
| 13 | These people never realize that I can stand a row better than any of them , he thought . |