Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] never [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | On the handshake it was only when I got notified that I 'd been awarded the gold badge , I realized I never got my hand back that day . |
2 | ‘ Only because I realised I never did get around to telling you that you are , without question , the most insolent , wilful , egocentric human being I 've ever met ! ’ |
3 | ‘ I told you never to come here ! ’ |
4 | ‘ I felt I never got a chance there , but I have been given the chance at Norwich and I 'm very pleased with how well it has gone . ’ |
5 | ‘ I thought you never touched painkillers , ’ he said , staring at her open hand . |
6 | We lived on chunks of fighting cock , pork and water-buffalo boiled in bamboo tubes until I thought I never wanted to eat meat again . |
7 | And Jenny said all those years I had a crush on that teacher she said and I thought he never noticed me . |
8 | ‘ But — I thought he never gave interviews ? ’ |
9 | more I did I never got anything for but that was easy for the dockers and easy for me . |
10 | I said we never touched it . |
11 | then he says ah , he said says what to think , I said what , about David , I said he never said . |
12 | I said I never realized she 'd only that bit . |
13 | Do n't mess about and er well I said I never find anything offensive but |
14 | and until you see him doing it ooh I said you never told me that did you ? |
15 | and I thought well we 're a ha a healthy family I said you never know when you want help so I said but I 've got twenty p here , I 'll have one ticket he said well my dear that one ticket come out can come out ! |
16 | I said you never knew where you were from one week to the next . |
17 | I said you never heard I said it was you heard . |
18 | ‘ Yes , I remember … when I said you never talked about your parents , and you told me that one day you would tell me all about them . |
19 | But I I could n't get over you know , I say , I had a quick look the other at Marks you know , to even do the Christmas serviettes they 're doing a lot more and they said if people are n't buying as much on the clothes side erm so they they 've come down , I mean now I can get erm come over , and I said you 've never looked at Marks I said you never buy clothes , I said have a look in Marks , I said they do some really lovely |
20 | I know , just that when your house needs a re-wiring got you worry I wished they never got rid off her new Christmas one , just think all the money we 've spent on |
21 | I hoped I never got her if she did jury duty . |
22 | However well she did , however hard she tried she never earned a word of praise from her husband , the royal family or their courtiers . |
23 | As her parting shot she told me never to phone her at this time of the night again . |
24 | And when she protested she never lay like that and had proceeded to demonstrate how she did lie , crossing her legs and pulling her knees up , she had let out a high squeal when the side of Sister Mary 's hard hand came across her knees in a whacking thump . |
25 | ‘ I 'd assume the trapsetter had been a guest at Sam Yaeger 's boatyard party , ’ I said , ‘ only you warned me never to assume . ’ |
26 | Whenever she did she never stayed for long . |
27 | And er erm Eileen said then she said we never had a warning then did we ? |
28 | So she said she never cottoned on . |
29 | She said she never saw Newton kick the other player in the face , and she never saw anyone 's boot come in contact with Mr Hallam 's face . |
30 | She said she never touches that money . |