Example sentences of "never had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've never had a woman on the staff before , ’ he informed me ( forgetting the cleaners and caterers ) . |
| 2 | St Alban 's never had a player capped , though many of their lads have gone on to be decapitated , especially in internationals . |
| 3 | The club have never had a better side . |
| 4 | Ms Gallacher said that Ms McCarthy had tried ecstasy once or twice before but had never had a fit . |
| 5 | After all , at a time when the British musical was despised , he did write , direct and star in several notable exceptions to the rule — a sort of Kenneth Branagh of the early Sixties , except that Branagh 's yet to take Broadway , does n't compose music , and has never had a No 1 record . |
| 6 | If they have never had a number they must go personally with proof of identity . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never had a money worry , ’ he admits in all honesty , |
| 8 | He had never had a dog and now that one of his daughters was married and the other a student at drama school , he saw no reason why he should ever give one house-room . |
| 9 | He 'd never had a good word to say for them before , a bunch o' thieving magpies , he always said , living off the fat of the land while he had to pay taxes to keep 'em . |
| 10 | There were thousands of paparazzi and fans because they 'd never had a world premiere in Houston before . |
| 11 | Open-air dancing under the floodlights , often in long mackintoshes and trilby hats , a fountain that fell from bucket to bucket like the omnipresent rain , a bewhiskered Emett railway , a tree-walk alongside a forty-foot Chinese dragon — people queued patiently to enjoy such simple pleasures whose lack of sophistication seemed very exciting to people , most of whom had never had a foreign holiday or seen café tables with coloured umbrellas or indeed any fresh paint for as long as they could remember . |
| 12 | The American Left has never had a solid basis . |
| 13 | I 've never had a problem with it , never did have . |
| 14 | Britain has been denied this freedom because it has never had a truly commercial broadcasting environment . |
| 15 | She has never had a period ; at eleven she was diagnosed as anorexic and hospitalised for ten weeks . |
| 16 | ‘ But they 've never had a market designed especially for them . |
| 17 | Early last week the Sun apologised for saying he had never had a real job , but in truth a four-year stint as a tutor organiser in industrial and trade unions at the Workers ' Educational Association 25 years ago does not exactly set him up for a glittering new career . |
| 18 | I have found that over the years we have never had a problem with the Michelin tyres and they offer excellent value for money . |
| 19 | His nature had been over-mature and he had been focused so much on his career that he had never had a great deal of time for his family . |
| 20 | Delhi , in fact , despite its status as the Mughal capital and its vital importance as a great railway junction , had never had a distinguished station . |
| 21 | For a dog who has never had a collar , a check chain can be quite frightening . |
| 22 | Funny thing is , Madge Allsop is covered in stretch marks and she 's never had a kiddie . |
| 23 | ‘ The difference between Manchester and Liverpool groups is that Liverpool has never had a university tradition . ’ |
| 24 | Being out in those hot countries , you know , he 's never had a chance to learn . |
| 25 | This word was said in such a way , and accompanied by a look , that told the woman behind the counter that she did n't know her business , because they 'd never had a pennorth of tiger nuts . |
| 26 | As he says , he 's never had a chance . |
| 27 | If you 've never had a day 's illness in your life , it 's hard to imagine the financial disruption that can be caused by sudden hospitalisation . |
| 28 | On the contrary , since a high proportion of this age group have never had a smear or no recent smear , screening of this age group would have substantial benefits . ’ |
| 29 | In fact the screening rate of women in the excluded group has been low over the last 20 years — some 50–80 per cent of older women have never had a smear . |
| 30 | ‘ How is it you never had a child for Durkin ? |