Example sentences of "'ve never [verb] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ But Mr Chairman , ’ protested Carrick , ‘ I 've never bowled a chinaman in my life . ’
32 " They told me " we 've never let a woman on before and we 're not going to now " and they did n't . "
33 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 . ’
34 ‘ I 've never watched a game from the directors ' box in my life and I 'll have to get a walkie-talkie . ’
35 I rarely drink in the week , and I 've never acquired a taste for wine .
36 I 've never experienced a case like this . ’
37 I 've never seduced a woman in my life .
38 I 've never known a bloke like it !
39 I 've never known a puppy like it .
40 I 've never known a Christmas like this Brenda .
41 ‘ I 've never known a house with so much roof .
42 ‘ I 've never known a player with a more positive attitude , and that has been especially valuable with so many inexperienced lads in the squad .
43 ‘ I 've never known a woman like you . ’
44 I 've never known a place like it !
45 Paula Wilson , regional publicity officer for the RSPCA , said : ‘ We 've never known a time like it in years , people are ringing us every day asking to take animals off their hands , they just ca n't afford to keep them . ’
46 Mark smiled and said ‘ She would eat anything you gave her , I 've never known an animal like it in my life . ’
47 And David Evans , all white and stammering , do n't you tell me my father 's a bloody animal I 've got to kick out of the way , and G.P. saying I 've never hurt an animal in my life , you can always make out a case for hurting human beings , but human animals deserve every sympathy .
48 ‘ I 've never signed a band on the basis of an unsolicited tape . ’
49 ‘ Are you telling me you 've never shared a glass of champagne before ? ’
50 But I 've never taken a woman against her will . ’
51 To be frank with you , I 've never found a space in a lead break where I 've felt like using a whammy move . ’
52 Since I am a short , plump , Asian young woman , with glasses and shortish hair , I 've never found an advert with a woman looking anything like me .
53 But you 've never had a conversation with him .
54 I 've never had a row with Sharan .
55 I 've never had a quarrel with him in my life . ’
56 Well , true , I 've never had a grabber like that ( maybe the fault lies with the subs ) .
57 ‘ I 've never had a winner in France and perhaps Lyric Fantasy can change that for me in the Abbaye .
58 ‘ We 've never had a response like it , ’ said Julian Hopkins , director of the international relief agency CARE , which is co-ordinating the Mirror operation .
59 I 've never had a contract of employment in the six years that I 've been there but erm less than forty eight hours after all this happened every employee was issued with a contract of employment .
60 I 've never had a problem with it , never did have .
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