Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] never once [verb] " in BNC.

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1 When they returned , having taken in a fair part of Sutherland , they swore that their feet had never once left Ross-shire soil .
2 Matilda had never once stopped to think about where Miss Honey might be living .
3 Patricia had never once mentioned his relationship with Clare , and , absurdly , he had come to assume that it was a matter of indifference to her .
4 Mobuto had never once referred to his father by name or attempted to make any apology for the abhorrent crimes that had been committed under his regime .
5 Carla had been opposed to penis penetration on political grounds and Polly had never once achieved orgasm during intercourse .
6 It was brought home to them , for the very first time , that Tamar had never once described her abode .
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