Example sentences of "[pron] never [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I even got to the point where I was an approved parliamentary candidate , but I never applied for a seat so I ca n't say I was ever rejected ! ’ |
| 2 | I never thought for a minute we 'd come off that green with a shot in hand ; maybe one shot behind , never in front . |
| 3 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 4 | ‘ I never thought for a moment he would n't pull through , ’ said Alison . |
| 5 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
| 6 | This combination of Infirmary League and Friendly Society was a good insurance against sickness but , of course , there were always those who never provided for the rainy day . |
| 7 | I 'm afraid I have n't a spare copy to forward to you even on a loan basis , one never allows for the contingencies which arise . |
| 8 | In the first issue of Nord-Sud , a periodical which appeared in 1917 with the purpose of reintegrating and stimulating artistic life in Paris , Reverdy , feeling that some kind of objective evaluation of Cubism was by this time possible , wrote : ‘ Today for a privileged few the discipline can be taken for granted , and as they never sought for an art that was cold , mathematical and anti-plastic , wholly intellectual , the works which they offer us appeal to the lover of painting directly through the eye and the senses . |
| 9 | They never thought for a moment about reverting to conventional agriculture , although Gareth had come from a research job with ICI . |
| 10 | They never paid for the groceries . |
| 11 | He never charged for the rooms and the journalists repaid him by keeping their custom at the bar . |