Example sentences of "[verb] never actually [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've known for years he was devious , and he 'd never actually fallen over himself to be nice to you , had he ? |
| 2 | Chief Constable Caldwell is supposed to have never actually served on the beat — being recruited directly into the administrative apparatus and rising quickly within it . |
| 3 | I 've never actually flown from Heathrow , I 've been |
| 4 | I 've never actually thought about that . |
| 5 | During her time at Brentwoods , although she had never actually gone to a cinema with another man , she had often entertained or been entertained by members of the opposite sex , usually at lunchtime , occasions which she had afterwards described in detail to Brian , much to his amusement . |
| 6 | There were letters from the boy here in his closet , no more than a week old , cold-blooded enough in their analysis of the military situation since Grey 's loss , and ruthless enough in their acceptance of the necessity to deal in extremes in the last resort , but still arguing the advantage of restraint , even daring to suggest that Lord Grey 's capture made no substantial alteration in the case for negotiation , since he was the original party to the complaint which had never actually come to a judgment under law . |
| 7 | It was just one more thing they had never actually talked about . |
| 8 | It was important that , to begin with , Clive was to approach only people whom he already knew by sight — even if he had never actually spoken to them before . |