Example sentences of "never [vb infin] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The judge said he would never expect to see another crime like it . |
| 2 | The artists lived as one extended bickering family and writers and painters who would never have seen each other before the war were thrown together . |
| 3 | Even though individual Christians might never have suffered any harassment , their corporate existence and their way of thinking were determined by this condition . |
| 4 | On the other hand , some may never have placed such emphasis on independence in their lives , or never felt that they had very much independence in the first place . |
| 5 | It should never have reached that stage where competitors got there under such circumstances . |
| 6 | It should never have reached this stage . |
| 7 | ‘ We would never have reached this point if the Federation had accepted its responsibility and punished Philippe Gimbert ’ . |
| 8 | I should never have sent that valentine — forgive me — it was a thoughtless thing to do . ’ |
| 9 | Tell that story to one of America 's many grumblers about Japanese investment and the response is that Mr Dukakis would never have made that mistake at a Japanese firm : he would have been able to tell the difference . |
| 10 | Manager Graham freely admits he could never have imagined this threesome getting just one goal between them from six games . |
| 11 | ‘ Mike would never have shot this Barak in the back , ’ Sabrina said once Kolchinsky had finished . |
| 12 | An aggro leader is not to be confused with a ‘ good fighter ’ for , because of the peculiar nature of aggro , * he might never have to do any fighting at all . |
| 13 | ( Of course , Boy would never have used that word , husband , that 's my word . |
| 14 | If Liz and Owen had n't had that accident , which brought us together to look after the twins , we might never have found each other again ! ’ she cried , feeling almost faint as she fell back on the pillows , hardly able to bear the thought of how narrowly they had averted a lifetime of unhappiness . |
| 15 | But as we made our way down through the trees , I realized that even if I 'd been better at baling I could never have carried that load : my forehead hurt , my neck felt stiff and strained , and the pine-needles on the path , compressed and polished by thousands of feet , were as slippery as glass . |
| 16 | Yeah well he should n't have he should never have left that engine running cos he was n't |
| 17 | The former Prime Minister added : ‘ I personally could never have signed this treaty . ’ |
| 18 | I only hope that you will never have to read this letter — not because my life is worth anything to me but because it breaks my heart to think of you alone in a world which I have found to be so harsh and unforgiving . |
| 19 | ‘ I should never have had that brat . |
| 20 | I would just like to say a few , a few things to er especially to Rupert and Mr David er without their help and cooperation we would never have had such er , er nev would never have started this project erm we thank you very much . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll never try to keep any man who does n't want to stay , do n't think yourself so sorely missed . |
| 22 | ‘ They 'll never last doing that sort of thing , ’ remarked one . |