Example sentences of "never [adv] [verb] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never before had any American president , not even his greatest friend and admirer Richard Nixon , paid tribute to him in terms quite as fulsome as that . |
| 2 | Human beings have never touched me so nearly as now when ‘ Nature ’ was so close : I think , too , I never before struck such firm roots into human hearts ’ . |
| 3 | Once you 've got the rating , you know that you 've never before enjoyed such flying freedom . |
| 4 | At the thought of it , her whole body shook with sobs ; she had never before experienced such despairing weeping . |
| 5 | They include businessmen who have never before committed any substantial crime ; people who make their living principally from fraud ; and other professional criminals who engage in a range of crimes of which long-firm fraud is one . |
| 6 | ‘ And I , ’ said Leo quickly , ‘ have never sexually harassed any female employee in the workplace by word or deed , though I confess to the occasional lewd thought . ’ |
| 7 | Despite having a fair share of the play throughout , Braintree never really made any real impression and what chances there were came for the visitors . |
| 8 | She was disapproving of my job and of the person I was , and she never really expressed any real affection or love . |
| 9 | In fact , Mendelssohn never really had any later years . |
| 10 | I never could decide who was right , socialists — even revolutionaries — or the arch-capitalists , and it seemed we 'd never find out in Britain because whatever way the popular vote went it never really brought any real change of direction . |
| 11 | I think this is probably true of the Metropolitan Police ; they have never really allowed any fundamental research on any sensitive issue . |
| 12 | After they had regained their breath and composure , they all swore that they would never again frequent that evil place . |
| 13 | Pity that , because she 'd never actually felt this overwhelming tug of attraction before … |
| 14 | Political studies did not originate in law faculties , as in continental Europe , and never subsequently developed any real interest in law . |