Example sentences of "never [vb pp] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Melanie had never seen a dog belch before . |
| 32 | Being as Liverpool had never seen a skate comp before , the atmosphere at Dan-Z 's was riotous — even though it was only a mini ramp . |
| 33 | well I 've never seen a coffee set |
| 34 | I had never seen a bank nurse before and assumed she came from the Natwest . |
| 35 | Amaranth , thank God , looked like the sort of woman who had never seen a vacuum cleaner in her life . |
| 36 | ‘ I 've never seen a woman fight like that , ’ he began again . |
| 37 | I 've never seen a chewing gum advert for them before |
| 38 | Like his suitors , he has never made a BBC programme . |
| 39 | And who of us has never made a phone call we did n't want others to overhear ? |
| 40 | ‘ The difference between Manchester and Liverpool groups is that Liverpool has never had a university tradition . ’ |
| 41 | He took his account of the little balance as well as some research on centres of gravity and travelled to Rome to impress a couple of eminent intellectuals , and he succeeded , being appointed professor of mathematics at Pisa when he was 25 , though he had never had a university degree . |
| 42 | But midfield maestro Andy Gregory who , along with half-back partner Garry Schofield and man-of-the-match James Lowes , masterminded the unexpected rout , insisted : ‘ We 've never had a problem scoring tries . |
| 43 | I have never had a police dog . |
| 44 | I 've never been on the course so I 've never had a police dog . |
| 45 | But although her books are read by millions of people all over the world she 's never had a fan club … until now . |
| 46 | I have lived in Grey Street for over 30 years and we have never had a bus service in all that time , so when it was introduced last year everyone was delighted . |
| 47 | There were thousands of paparazzi and fans because they 'd never had a world premiere in Houston before . |
| 48 | The Beans had never had a family doctor . |
| 49 | They 'd never had a Christmas day quite like that before . |
| 50 | It is great to be around friends who have never had a weight problem and find that I have a lot more energy than them and certainly a lot more breath ! |
| 51 | She 'd never had a weight problem , of course , but she must have lost a few pounds over the past few days , because the waistband of the shorts she was wearing this morning — which she had purchased in New York only last Saturday — was already far looser than it had been . |
| 52 | ‘ He 's never had a cross word for me or Carolyn — never , ’ Meg told Jean ruefully . |
| 53 | For , although the Institute has provided undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision over the years , it has never offered a degree course in the History of Art in the manner of other British universities with outstanding collections , such as Glasgow , Manchester , London or East Anglia . |
| 54 | Much admired for his technical skills — such as his use of overlapping dialogue — Altman has never produced a box office hit other than M*A*S*H , in 1970 . |
| 55 | But Baccy never used a curse word , nor did he ever take the briar pipe out of his mouth despite having abandoned the tobacco habit on joining the church at the age of eighteen . |
| 56 | We always used to push a long wire in to see how er every stack used to heat a little but er er touchwood I 've never er never saw a stack heat that badly . |
| 57 | But even standing still the Flying Scotsman is impressive , especially to those who 've never known a steam train . |
| 58 | He said he had never known a child die of an epileptic fit . |
| 59 | I 've just never known a woman priest … but with someone as good as her , one gradually gets over the prejudice . |
| 60 | Rising stars like Phil Tufnell , Chris Lewis and Graeme Hick have never shared a dressing room with him purely as a team-mate , getting to know him on equal terms . |