Example sentences of "and never [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been playing for ten years and never hit a hole in one before — now I 've hit two . ’ |
| 2 | Look for suncreams specially formulated for babies and children , and never use a suncream with a factor of less than 12 . |
| 3 | And never trust a straight . |
| 4 | As you yourself said , on Sunday , we have acted together for ten years and never had a quarrel , although we have had many a grave difference on questions of policy . |
| 5 | Although most Tillers were spendthrifts and never had a ha'penny or cent to their names , Florence was a financial wizard . |
| 6 | He 's a man who made a lot of money and never had a dime on him . |
| 7 | Sanchita Saha , defending , said Mr. Uddin , 29 , had owned the Lal Quila for five years and never had a complaint before . |
| 8 | And then And never made a mistake of course , he tried to teach me but it was just a waste of time . |
| 9 | He roared , he bellowed , he shouted with laughter , and never made a sound . |
| 10 | Just because you are thin and never suffer a day 's illness does not mean that you can embark on an energetic walking programme without building up to it . |
| 11 | He never committed an army to the field without being sure that he could bring overwhelming force to bear and never fought a battle without being sure he could win it . |
| 12 | The Seagram Grand National looks to be an ideal race for Royal Cedar , who jumps economically without being spectacular and never put a foot wrong here . |
| 13 | He jumped from fence to fence and never put a foot wrong . ’ |
| 14 | And never put a foot wrong . |
| 15 | Throughout this worrying period the doctor proved a true friend ; he spared no effort in helping my father regain his health , and never sent a bill . |
| 16 | And as for deliberately lending himself — why , he would cheerfully hew off Owen 's head in fair fight in the field , and never lose a night 's sleep for it , though he 'd grieve for the loss of a grand fighter . |
| 17 | I remember a recent visit to India where I hardly ate meat at all and never saw a chip . |
| 18 | A CRANK caller phoned her next-door neighbour up to 10 times a day — and never said a word . |
| 19 | ‘ You mean that you 've known all along and never said a word — ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Come on , Francis , what about if you were forty some and straight and never kissed a man before ? |
| 21 | Never remove or change gas cartridges in or near your tent or near any source of flame , and never refill a fuel tank when it is hot or near a flame source . |
| 22 | Ideally you should review this action list daily and never let a day pass without doing something to progress your priorities in even a minor way . |
| 23 | ‘ She was a lovely wee girl and never missed a day . |
| 24 | She could scream blue murder , but half an hour later would be the life of a dinner party , for she was very vain and never missed a chance to show herself off . |
| 25 | Overall the GRiD 386NX was a rugged performer , it was noticeably faster than many desktop systems , and never missed a beat in over 12,000 miles of air travel via six airports , and 1,500 miles of travel up and down America 's rugged Pacific Coastline . |
| 26 | You change your name and address and never tell a soul you saw it . |
| 27 | Hotspur sat bolt upright in the saddle , his eyes narrowed on the hurtling horsemen , and never moved a hand . |
| 28 | When he first knew her , when she was plump and big-boned , and had that corn-coloured hair and always wore pale grey , she would sit at Margaret 's parties and never say a word . |
| 29 | It was a terrible time for the Orcs , who suffered defeat after defeat and never found a leader of their own to equal Sigmar . |
| 30 | Well never can he and er the other partners with er the plant hire that 's been going for donkey 's ages and never shows a profit . |