Example sentences of "[verb] never been [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Torrance 's putt remains one of most lingering memories of the ‘ 80's , which is rather ironic because putting has never been one of the strongest parts of the Scot 's game . |
| 2 | Diana has never been close to the Princess Royal , and demonstrated that she now has no intention of pretending otherwise . |
| 3 | It is widely assumed that ‘ real ’ country people are in favour of development as a source of new jobs and housing while the rich commuter is only concerned to protect his equity and a style of living which has never been available to the locals . |
| 4 | It may be the last word in consumer issues but it has never been available on news stands . |
| 5 | As Raynor ( 1969 , Chapter 2 ) argues , the ‘ middle class ’ was never homogeneous ( in particular it has never been equivalent to Marx 's ‘ bourgeoisie ’ ) , but nonetheless its degree of heterogeneity has been greatly increased over the post-war years , and the shift in the distribution of social labour analysed above has accelerated this process . |
| 6 | Life for me has never been dull around you what more could I ask ? |
| 7 | ‘ But Craig , you know Spencer has never been strong like you , he could not survive in prison , his health … ’ |
| 8 | Despite its reputation for fine engineering , Rolls-Royce has never been shy of using outside technology and components , inevitable now for a company of its small size . |
| 9 | BBN last escaped the axe in 1986 and was subsequently revamped under its current editor Jennifer Creswick , but it has never been far from the blade as the Council has been forced to cut back over the years . |
| 10 | So Scott has never been far from the sharp end — where all the action is , as they say — and he fired his latest salvo when Rhythm Section landed the Festival Bumper at Cheltenham for his brother-in-law , Belfast solicitor Robert Sinclair . |
| 11 | The choice has never been wider from the total wet and dry , mechanical filtration combined with heating , and aeration of Hagen 's BioLife 55 filters at to the neat new Micron from Independance at ( technical review next month ) . |
| 12 | of men working full-time has never been wider in the past 100 years than it is today . |
| 13 | Miss Welty does not take up causes and has never been involved in any movement . |
| 14 | His friends have confirmed that , unlike other Hollywood stars ( Michael Douglas , Warren Beatty ) , he has never been drawn to backstage machinations , has never been obsessed with the art of the deal . |
| 15 | He has his independence and he tells me he has never been happier in his life . |
| 16 | It was very much the custom of most churches in central Oxford , even though it has never been obligatory in the Anglican Communion . |
| 17 | Buckley says she has never been aware of a problem of discrimination in the company , at least in a corporate sense , ‘ but I think a lot of men found it a problem ’ . |
| 18 | Hoyle , Still active today , has never been scared of iconoclasm . |
| 19 | Colin Wilson , however , may have been justified in remarking years later that he has never been angry about anything and Kingsley Amis has grown angry by growing conservative and old . |
| 20 | One reason is simply that the futures industry has never been precise in its thinking on the question ; indeed , it has never found a definition necessary for commercial purposes . |
| 21 | Looking after your own hair at home has never been easier with the huge selection of style aids such as gels , mousses , creams , waxes and spray setters and finishers to choose from . |
| 22 | He has never been enthusiastic about it , regarding the growing grassroots demand for proportional representation as a distraction from the main issues facing the party , but aides insist he now has an open mind about the outcome of the review . |
| 23 | THE ACOUSTIC of Birmingham Town Hall has never been kind to the mistier recesses of Debussy and Ravel . |
| 24 | Her most notable contribution to the 1974 election campaign was the promise that the interest rate on mortgages would be limited to 9.5 per cent , and she has never been unfaithful to her mystical attachment to the concept of home-ownership . |
| 25 | ‘ Israel , ’ says one senior official , ‘ has never been interested in emigration as such , but in aliya — in having as many Jews as possible come to Israel . ’ |
| 26 | Francis has never been interested in the business and he 's never pulled his weight . |
| 27 | First-rate opera has never been free from controversy ; but managing London 's premier opera house in the 17605 was a particularly hazardous occupation , especially as there was no formal state subsidy and the impresario was personally responsible for the finances . |
| 28 | This will help us to get beyond the phase of advocacy of " tolerance " which has never been adequate on its own . |
| 29 | He said he felt no pain , apart from injections which he has never been fond of , and when he came round from the operation the first thing he asked for was the Ipswich football scores and a drink . |
| 30 | Cyril Hollinshead has never been renowned for his batting — but he has taken almost 700 wickets for Gloucestershire Gipsies , the club he 's played for since 1938 . |