Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] never [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , you are ; and now let me tell you something : years ago I made up my mind never to marry a woman older than myself . |
| 2 | It was my practice never to record anything , especially conversations , after three days … it is surprising how efficient one 's memory can become with practice . ’ |
| 3 | The results of this tour , so far as the ladies of the party were concerned , tended to confirm all my previous impressions of their valour and vigour , and also to the strengthening of my determination never to undertake or propose any arrangement from which the ladies must of course be excluded . |
| 4 | I am very careful in my advice never to say ‘ never ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I was given two , and I was told by my nurse never to let them near the fire or they 'd melt . |
| 6 | But she had made up her mind never to allow herself to get close to him , in case there was a repetition of that first rather disturbing kiss . |
| 7 | She made up her mind never to open the doors after dark to people knocking . |
| 8 | He 's forgiven because it 's in their essence never to hold back , and all their pent-up frustration is , if anything , a guiding focus for their supercharged spirit . |
| 9 | She had spent a lifetime obeying the rule of her childhood never to give way to her feelings in public , and like many . |
| 10 | But things had not been at all what they 'd seemed — though she was bound by her promise never to reveal the truth . |
| 11 | It was a part of his creed never to give way to these emotions . |
| 12 | But does he ever feel that it is his fate never to become World Champion ? |
| 13 | Now 37 , Jeff Koons long ago made enough money from his art never to need to work again . |
| 14 | It was his policy never to keep staff below executive level too long — it eliminated the danger of their learning too much . |
| 15 | He referred to the Unemployed Electrician , but it was his habit never to concede that anyone in the team had a personal name . |
| 16 | This rather contradicts his claim never to have been an IRA member . |
| 17 | That would have broken his oath never to use violence , Mr Waite said in an interview to be shown tonight on American television . |
| 18 | When Frederick learned of the breakdown of negotiations , while at his court at Fulda in June of 1170 , he solemnly repeated his oath never to recognise Alexander . |
| 19 | Roy Porter suggests that the reasoning behind Chesterfield 's advice to his son never to laugh , was that laughter might reveal rotten teeth . |
| 20 | Promise me as your husband never to do anything like that . ’ |
| 21 | I certainly wanted it to be true because I was the only boy ( well , nearly the only boy ) in our class never to have had a girlfriend and I was beginning to feel a bit left out . |