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Example sentences of "[verb] never see [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	And because he has never seen a smile , he has never learned to give one .
2	They must introduce an unfamiliar subject to an audience which has never seen a watercolour before , and also provide new information of permanent value .
3	The advantage for the butterfly is that if a bird seizes it by the wings , and is reminded of some earlier unpleasant experience with the species and its toxin , it will release the insect unharmed : a bluejay that has never seen a monarch butterfly will readily catch and eat it ; but within 15–30 minutes the toxins in the butterfly 's body cause the bird to vomit , and one such encounter is sufficient to make a bluejay avoid monarchs thereafter .
4	Most likely a first-time father has never seen a person in such pain and it 's also the person he loves most .
5	Claire has never seen a man in a leopardskin jockstrap before .
6	‘ You are n't afraid of a woman who has never seen the sun since you were born ? ’ asked Miss Havisham .
7	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 .
8	There 's so much good stuff that has never seen the light of day .
9	Miss Debrace has never seen the place .
10	She 'd never seen a boy so thin and pale-looking .
11	Angalo had found a pebble that was almost the right shape to attach to a twig with strips torn off his coat ; he 'd never seen a stone axe in his life , but he had a definite feeling that there were useful things that could be done with a stone tied to the end of a stick .
12	Anyone would think you 'd never seen a chocolate before !
13	He also agreed he 'd never seen a skull fracture caused by a blow to the nose .
14	I 'd never seen a weapon like that before — only military rifles .
15	Anyone would think he 'd never seen a Kobold before .
16	That fucking bitch would wish she 'd never seen the book or him or anything to do with it .
17	Jay 's hand played a sonata she 'd never seen the score for .
18	He was wearing a disreputable pair of jeans that looked as though they 'd never seen an iron , and a grey shirt , the sleeves rolled back as if it were summer .
19	And Ive never seen a ball hit from that far out , rise in a straight line ( showing the power behind it ) .
20	Having never seen a swing bridge before I wondered how the boats were going to get under it but I was soon to find out .
21	And saying that , in the last three years I since discovered , and it was quite difficult to , which I did find , that there was alternative erm therapists , which was lots of groups that were going on and once I got into it erm the , it opened up a new , you know I ne I 've never saw the light at the tunnel that is shining brightly now !
22	But I 've never seen a child there … ’
23	‘ I 've never seen a scene like it and never want to again , ’ said Mr Yoxall as he surveyed the carnage .
24	I 've been in Egypt four years and I 've never seen a Pasha 's wife or daughter . ’
25	‘ I 've never seen a sky like that in my life before , ’ Susan said softly , wonder in her voice .
26	Now I 've never seen a provision like that put forward for legislation before .
27	And I 've never seen a case in which there was a fist fight in front of the cinema and they pulled the movie because of it .
28	You know his mouth all went crinkly crrkkkk I 've never seen a jaw
29	‘ I 've never seen a lugworm like it ’
30	I 've er , thank you , I 've never seen a fox hunt erm I 've er I think once er , once I got along to Cutts Close where the Boxing Day meet occurs and I can well accept that this Boxing Day meet draws a larger crowd of people from Oakham than any other activity through the year .