Example sentences of "never [vb pp] a [noun] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all her postings she had never met a man like him . |
| 2 | But then she had never met a man like Damian Flint before ; a man who was as masculine as she was feminine . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been a teacher for forty years , but I have never met a boy like Tony . |
| 4 | Then , realising that for a supposedly experienced sailor her enthusiasm was a little over the top , she added quickly and with complete honesty , ‘ I 've never sailed a boat like Seawitch before . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've never done a thing like that before , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Now I 've never seen a provision like that put forward for legislation before . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never seen a scene like it and never want to again , ’ said Mr Yoxall as he surveyed the carnage . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've never seen a lugworm like it ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've never seen a sky like that in my life before , ’ Susan said softly , wonder in her voice . |
| 10 | ‘ Never seen a doer like it . |
| 11 | I 'd never seen a weapon like that before — only military rifles . |
| 12 | I can tell you Elsie I have never seen a fish like it . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've never seen a report like this . |
| 14 | ‘ We 've never had a response like it , ’ said Julian Hopkins , director of the international relief agency CARE , which is co-ordinating the Mirror operation . |
| 15 | We 've never had a problem like this before . |
| 16 | No , I 've never had a problem like that |
| 17 | Well , true , I 've never had a grabber like that ( maybe the fault lies with the subs ) . |
| 18 | But the UK had never had a product like this and they needed it , ’ says John Bartic , visiting professor at Strathclyde University and joint chief executive of Bartle Bogle Hegarty ( BBH ) , the agency appointed to handle the launch and subsequent roll-out . |
| 19 | ‘ Perks has never had a birthday like it ! ’ she said . |
| 20 | But she 's never used a phrase like that before . |
| 21 | I 've never known a puppy like it . |
| 22 | Crilly , I have never known a man like you . |
| 23 | She 's been with them now for just over a month , and Angelica has never known a worker like her . |
| 24 | I 've never known a bloke like it ! |
| 25 | I 've never known a Christmas like this Brenda . |
| 26 | I 've never known a place like it ! |
| 27 | Paula Wilson , regional publicity officer for the RSPCA , said : ‘ We 've never known a time like it in years , people are ringing us every day asking to take animals off their hands , they just ca n't afford to keep them . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 've never known a woman like you . ’ |
| 29 | I 've never experienced a case like this . ’ |
| 30 | Somehow , when she had planned her perfect summer , she had never imagined a scenario like this . |