Example sentences of "never [verb] [pers pn] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A smith uses a hammer very differently to most tradesmen , never holds it at the bottom of the shaft , for the resulting whip means that power is lost so they always clench the tool near the head . |
| 2 | Cameramen never bother me at the top of my swing . |
| 3 | I have never seen him at the Council of Europe and I serve on the social , health and family affairs committee , which he has never attended . |
| 4 | Creggan had never seen her at the front of her cage before . |
| 5 | She insisted that she had never seen it at the design stage . |
| 6 | Did you never see him at the City of the Horizon ? |
| 7 | She could never face him at the party if she did n't know where she stood — did n't know whether or not he had rejected her apology or was prepared to be friendly . |
| 8 | To please him , she travelled , learnt languages , read all the guide books to the cities he insisted they visit , became a sexual virtuoso , developed opinions on the classics and on contemporary literature , and learnt never to voice them at the dinner table unless asked . |
| 9 | It never struck me at the time . |