Example sentences of "never a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was never a palatable option for the General . |
| 2 | In our case , it was never a simple matter of trust , once having been won , being taken for granted , as the textbooks suggest . |
| 3 | The homeostat , the automaton concerned only to preserve its own equilibrium , was never a convincing model of human behaviour . |
| 4 | I want , I think , I , I , I. Never a real thought for anyone else . |
| 5 | And never a pleasant word from a gruffy-looking Turk . |
| 6 | Certain teams did become very loosely identified with Catholic or Protestant support in Liverpool and Manchester , but this was never a prominent feature of English football or a significant source of violence . |
| 7 | Moderator it may seem a little strange to resist this er addendum but I do so really because er it 's never a good idea to er to be amending what is in a sense a liturgical piece of work on the floor of the house . |
| 8 | The regular army was never a good career for a poor gentleman , for its strength fluctuated too greatly , with new units created in an emergency and as quickly disbanded with the return of peace . |
| 9 | There is never a good time for the tax-man to call . |
| 10 | While the secret lay within the grasp of a few , there was never a great danger of a nuclear exchange — except for an accidental one . |
| 11 | Although there was never a great deal of action , at one time the firm must have done a fair trade as old Mr. Talbot was reputed to be a very wealthy man . |
| 12 | ‘ There is never a typical day as such , ’ says Marlene . |
| 13 | The need for sound social democratic education was never greater than it was today and there was never a better opportunity for the building up of a strong National Socialist Party . |
| 14 | There is never a better gift for a musician to give than to offer their talent and it being received . |
| 15 | But when she goes into the economics of food , admits the ‘ luxury ’ of aesthetic choice , and gets John Berger off the charge of ‘ bourgeois pastoral ’ or ‘ the consolatory celebration of a fictive rusticity ’ , you have a writer for whom politics was never a mere function of style . |
| 16 | He was never a teacher in a narrow pianistic sense , was never a mere driller of scales . |
| 17 | He was never a utopian communitarian of the Owenite type . |
| 18 | While never a crucial factor in the political balance during the exceptionally unstable period after the coup , their participation was an indication of just how polarized Salvadorean society had become and was to provide the right-wing with good moral propaganda material . |
| 19 | You must understand I was never a strong character like you . |
| 20 | While the continuation school proposal was never a major feature in the programme of those who sought to reconstruct British society , as an issue education was considered to be of vital importance . |
| 21 | Crown lending was never a major part of Aaron 's business , however , and after 1169 he ceased to be a primary Crown lender , concentrating instead on building up his own vast financial network of agents and clients from his Lincoln base . |
| 22 | Although you may normally take the view that there is never a best time for spending money , retirement planning is different in that sooner or later you will need , or want , to make certain purchases — or pay off outstanding commitments , such as a mortgage . |
| 23 | There 's never a dull moment at Ballytreabhair . |
| 24 | There was certainly never a dull moment in our section of the Waafery . |
| 25 | There 's never a dull moment in the office these days as the RUNNING Magazine/Nike Road Race Series leaps into action . |
| 26 | Never a dull moment in this establishment . |
| 27 | They are very good they can do electricity then tiling you know they are awfully good all round but there is never a professional finish to anything |
| 28 | Republican theories were never a serious factor in the politics of any major European State during this period . |
| 29 | Howson was never a well man after Borneo . |
| 30 | Never a quiet life for retired employees ' club |