Example sentences of "[be] never [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Romans were never to replace the Greeks as artists . |
| 2 | ‘ The patients were never given the opportunity of the unit 's expertise and facilities . ’ |
| 3 | The stromatoporoids , for example , had largely gone and the new corals had not yet learned to build reefs ( in fact the Rugosa were never to remember the habit and it was only to be relearned by the Scleractinia of the Mesozoic ) . |
| 4 | Although the housing scheme is the size of a town , the working class people who were placed in them were never afforded the amenities or investment of a town and from the beginning until present , have always had to fight for decent schools , transport , shops , housing , play , entertainment and recreation facilities , all the basic infrastructure needed to build a community and which the people in the inner city and middle class parts of the city take for granted . |
| 5 | Similar provisions are made for CTT with this difference , that in calculating the value of the ‘ slice ‘ the property is to be deemed to produce income a such a rate as may from time to time be prescribed by the Treasury with the proviso that the value of the ’ slice ’ as so ascertained is never to exceed the value of the whole property . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps he 's never felt the need . ’ |
| 7 | And the ugly ; John Durnin 's never heard the adage … never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you . |
| 8 | He 's never met the Champ and I 've always wanted him to . |
| 9 | ‘ But he 's never made the career he could have done . |
| 10 | I just like to start off by saying and just reminding the council well in particular Mr in light of what he said that he does n't understand what Mr is on about , well he 's never understood the issue of the merger in Highfields . |
| 11 | The kid 's never seen the girl . |
| 12 | I heard Brad having a conversation again today about Ooh I do n't feel ye I heard him saying why do n't we feel very happy about this and not and not happy with the subjects and I do n't feel very happy about running the session so go up this way he 's never done the work you see so he 's trying to learn it from i instructions and things and a lot of the time you need to have actually done it to be able to talk about it |
| 13 | It 's hardly a policy to say that they 're stating we 're intending to return the Trust to N H S when it 's never left the N H S in the first place . |
| 14 | He 's never left the library before . |
| 15 | And an MP also wants the law tightened to ensure criminals like Hagans are never given the opportunity to offend again . |
| 16 | A similar exam is still compulsory for anyone seeking to enter the teaching profession without the required Leaving Certificate pass , even if they are never to teach the subject . |
| 17 | Our Hayes-compatible modem , a Miracle Technology WS3000 , needs a Return code so whilst the information was sent to the modem it was never given the go ahead to dial . |
| 18 | in specific terms I ca n't remember , I would have certainly of said that for the year er nineteen eighty eight we should build into our budget an amount , what that amount was I ca n't remember , but er that was , that was never given the go ahead |
| 19 | I mean you have the idea , you want to expand advertising , which means you 've got to spend more money and you said it was never given the go ahead , who at the end of the day would decide about whether it had the go ahead or not ? |
| 20 | I was never given the chance to write Stephen a letter explaining why I gave him up for when he is older or anything . |
| 21 | That is one of the theories expressed by many why Hoddle was never given the freedom Gascoigne is now enjoying . |
| 22 | ‘ I was never given the details , but Mum did remark that you had n't had an easy time . ’ |
| 23 | Set up in I 978 with the twin missions of keeping Israeli troops out of southern Lebanon and helping the Lebanese government to control the Palestinians there , it was never given the strength to do either . |
| 24 | In Moscow at least , in official circles the activity in which he saw his life 's meaning was never given the recognition that it deserved . |
| 25 | British shipbuilding was never to recover the world pre-eminence it had during this period , although the yards were to do well until the late 1960s . |
| 26 | ‘ But my intention in bringing you in here was never to enjoy the pleasure of your body . |
| 27 | But I think you realized that I was never using the words seriously . ’ |
| 28 | It is understood the British rival was never offered the opportunity to improve its bid . |
| 29 | Protestors have successfully prevented the demolition men from starting their work , but the firm which owns the hotel MacCarthy and Stone , says its angry that , despite months of consultations with the Council , it was never told the buildings might get protected status . |
| 30 | Others formed their tastes on the other side of the 1976 watershed : this means that the music they grew up with ( the most potent music of all ) was Never Mind The Bollocks . |