Example sentences of "never [vb pp] [noun] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Crown Prince , who had never favoured Falkenhayn 's plans , was adamant in his belief that the offensive should be called off ; Falkenhayn himself wavered — as well he might , for his reputation and professional future depended on success at Verdun . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've never forgotten Tamar 's description , ’ he asserted . |
| 3 | Hector had never said Ewan 's name so easily , nor shown such interest and determination in weeks . |
| 4 | Rupert had never met Everard 's mother , but remembering his own mother and how comforting she had been in his childhood illnesses he was immediately reassured . |
| 5 | But he had never seen Farouk 's face . |
| 6 | I 've never seen Dave 's flowers . |
| 7 | He expanded his original idea of doing a show on the artist 's late works after the Wall came down , because the people in the former East had never seen Picasso 's paintings . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I have never seen Downey 's picture but I would think I may know him . |
| 9 | And she had never needed Josey 's encouragement more than she had just a matter of a few short weeks ago . |
| 10 | She had never thought Rosie 's friendship with Francisco was the long-standing sort , but it looked as though this sudden illness had drawn them together . |
| 11 | These sort of sentiments had never crossed Diana 's mind . |
| 12 | Sir Lionel Russell , with a view from within the CNAA and the local authorities , said that he had never understood Crosland 's Woolwich speech and why he made it , and had doubts about the concentration in polytechnics because of the disappointment it meant to other colleges . |
| 13 | Gedge has never underestimated Peel 's role in breaking the group . |
| 14 | She had never experienced Anne 's anger before . |
| 15 | I wish I 'd never taken Maurin 's money , but all I can do now is keep quiet and wait for it to end . ’ |
| 16 | Whatever was supposed to be wrong had never hindered Rosenthal 's career , and it seemed the real reason for Udinese 's calling off the transfer — they signed Argentinian striker Abel Balbo instead — was the level of anti-semitism in the town . |
| 17 | Danny had never liked Kate 's mother because he had always known she did n't like him . |
| 18 | To this day I have never read Stevenson 's text . |
| 19 | In all the years that Don Roberto had acted as his Control when on loan to the CIA , the elderly Englishman had never mentioned Trent 's mother . |