Example sentences of "[verb] never [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are n't afraid of a woman who has never seen the sun since you were born ? ’ asked Miss Havisham . |
| 2 | He 's conscious that safety-critical items such as tyres and brakes must n't be skimped on , but he 's not overly concerned about sticking to the recommended 6000-mile service schedule ; so far the Sierra has on average been serviced every 13,500 miles and has never seen the inside of a Ford dealer 's workshop . |
| 3 | There 's so much good stuff that has never seen the light of day . |
| 4 | Miss Debrace has never seen the place . |
| 5 | has never hidden the fact that he is a rich man — his collection of aircraft is of a calibre that requires a hanger-full of money as well as vision and skill . |
| 6 | But the LUF committee splinter group says it has information which suggests the health authority has never supported the unit . |
| 7 | Will the Lord President confirm that my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland ( Dr. Cunningham ) has never supported the introduction of a guillotine on the proceedings of a Bill without any agreement with the Opposition ? |
| 8 | Having lost two UK and four world finals , White has never lost the belief that his day will come . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , he has never made the grade and after knocking on the door of inter-pub midweek leagues without success , has at last found his niche at Athletico where this season he will team up with YTS trainees Adie Smith and Phil Meek . |
| 10 | ‘ My child has never heard the sound of laughter , ’ said the woman , ‘ and I do n't want him to die without hearing it . ’ |
| 11 | I feel for him , for he is a man who has never lived the life of a man , but only that of an overgrown schoolboy . |
| 12 | It has never answered the question whether or not it is appropriate in Ryedale . |
| 13 | Quite apart from this practical difficulty , however , the truth is that English law has never applied the conception of ownership to land . |
| 14 | France has shown some sympathy ; an independent nuclear power , it has never accepted the notion that Russians and Americans between them should run the nuclear affairs of the world , let alone the post-Soviet world . |
| 15 | The relatively cumbersome medium of microfilm has never presented the sort of opportunities now presented by digitisation , for bringing together collections of complementary material which have been physically separated for decades or even centuries . |
| 16 | Mr Major has never visited the shop , even though it is not far from his home and Mrs Major only visited occasionaly . |
| 17 | To the sensor it appears that all the energy has been reflected from point P on the ground whereas , in fact , it has not , because some has been scattered within the atmosphere and has never reached the ground at all . |
| 18 | Dr Mann , a leading American psychiatrist , has written : ‘ The church has failed me and most of my patients , because it has never discovered the secret of community fellowship . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Fem Sap has never recognized the sort of hierarchy which says that only published authors , or professors of literature , have something worth saying . |
| 20 | Philosophical question : can you actually fill in for someone who has never done the job ? |
| 21 | Schwantz , a Texan who has never captured the title , picked up 16 points for third place on Sunday and now leads Rainey by five points with just two races left this season . |
| 22 | The small Year Niner usually looks a bit blank — possibly because she has never considered the possibility of either heaven OR hell lying at the foot of the ropes in the sports hall — and responds with a vague , ‘ Uh ? ’ |
| 23 | Let him who has never lifted the seam of a cricket ball cast the first stone . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ The man you rented the house from has never paid the mortgage . |
| 25 | Transcendental Meditation has never acquired the reputation of a sinister cult , but doubts are sometimes voiced about it . |
| 26 | Recently described in the national press as ‘ one of Britain 's best-kept secrets ’ , the Institute has never attracted the attention it deserves . |
| 27 | Take a look at Middlesbrough 's travelling support it has never wavered and it has never let the club down , frequently imposing its vocal superiority at grounds from Goodison to Gigg Lane . |
| 28 | She had her first operation when she was 21 days old and has never experienced the life of a healthy child . |
| 29 | To this day the drummer has never opened the envelope containing the letter . |
| 30 | Thankfully , the operation was successful , but the star has never forgotten the impact it on his life . |