Example sentences of "'ve never [vb pp] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result of this strategy is that I 've never missed a plane in twenty-eight years of international travel — except once . |
| 2 | In all the time you 've played with us , we 've never played a Mystery with Christ in it . ’ |
| 3 | Then , realising that for a supposedly experienced sailor her enthusiasm was a little over the top , she added quickly and with complete honesty , ‘ I 've never sailed a boat like Seawitch before . |
| 4 | ‘ But I warn you , I 'm a landlubber : I 've never sailed a boat in my life . |
| 5 | You say you 've never kissed a woman like that before . |
| 6 | He liked to tell one that he was a dilettante , ‘ I 've never written a line for publication nor put brush to water-colour , in short I never did a stroke of work , except for those few years teaching at Harvard , and I must admit that I enjoyed every moment of them — in retrospect . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never fired a gun in anger in my life . |
| 8 | We 've never made a contribution to this club . |
| 9 | I have always had women artists but I 've never made a point of it . |
| 10 | Most women artists just like to think of themselves as artists and we 've never made a point of an artist being a woman . |
| 11 | ‘ I wo n't promise anything , ’ she said following him , ‘ I 've never tackled a job like it before but I might just be able to make a built-up boot for you . ’ |
| 12 | I 've never touched a penny of that . |
| 13 | I 've never charged a fee for anything I 've done and so all my work has had to be financed out of my own pocket . |
| 14 | I 've never given a speech in my life before . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've never done a thing like that before , ’ she said . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've never seen a scene like it and never want to again , ’ said Mr Yoxall as he surveyed the carnage . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've never seen a sky like that in my life before , ’ Susan said softly , wonder in her voice . |
| 18 | Now I 've never seen a provision like that put forward for legislation before . |
| 19 | And I 've never seen a case in which there was a fist fight in front of the cinema and they pulled the movie because of it . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've never seen a lugworm like it ’ |
| 21 | Was it you probably wo n't believe this but I 've never seen a programme of Spitting Image . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've never seen a report like this . |
| 23 | You hardly know him , but you can see him that clearly , understand what he 's about — and yet you 've never understood a thing about me , and we 've been together , sharing a bed and our weekends , for weeks now ! ’ |
| 24 | The other thing I would say is this that the management , whilst they very rarely agree with what Eric has got to say I 've never met a member of management at any level , at any level that does n't respect what he 's got to say and that 's a tremendous , er psychological blow before they even get round the table , because he 's completely disarming and his record in terms as vic er for , of victories , for individual members and groups of mem er , members , er , is legendary and I think apart from his ability it 's the respect in which he 's held by , by everybody , by everybody . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've never met a girl with such a talent for getting hold of the wrong end of any available stick . |
| 26 | ‘ But Mr Chairman , ’ protested Carrick , ‘ I 've never bowled a chinaman in my life . ’ |
| 27 | " They told me " we 've never let a woman on before and we 're not going to now " and they did n't . " |
| 28 | I 've never used a yardage in my life ; all I know is that it 's a 7-iron to the middle of the green . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 've never watched a game from the directors ' box in my life and I 'll have to get a walkie-talkie . ’ |
| 30 | I rarely drink in the week , and I 've never acquired a taste for wine . |