Example sentences of "have never [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she has never seen a real hummingbird . |
| 2 | — Amadou has never seen a beautiful white starwoman like this , and she speaks to him in a soft low voice like the south breeze stirring in the palms , like it does just before the sun sets . |
| 3 | He is also proud that in 37 years he has never lost a single victim whose life he has been called on to save . |
| 4 | Punishment alone has never made a bad character into a good one , or even ensured temporary good behaviour . |
| 5 | Since then , Labour has never made a generous offer of co-operation with other Scottish groups or parties which recognised their differing views on home rule or democracy . |
| 6 | He proudly declares that he has never met a Royal . |
| 7 | There is no champion tennis player who has never served a double fault ; no professional musician who had never played a wrong note ; and no doctor or nurse who has not made an error of diagnosis . |
| 8 | Fribble , still eating his cheese , said , ‘ And the legend has never said a legitimate child . ’ |
| 9 | She has never used a great deal of make-up . |
| 10 | DEC has never used a Western Research Labs-designed computer architecture , although the unit was originally set up to find ways of building the fastest possible computers . |
| 11 | To date , the USSR has never attacked a stronger opponent , but it is not out of character for her to steal a march on her equals when their guard is down . |
| 12 | IBM Corp has now shipped 700,000 copies of OS/2 2.0 since it announced the product on March 31 and claims it has exceeded its initial unit sales projection — ‘ We 're well on track to surpass many industry expectations , ’ it said , but Reuter notes that IBM has previously said its expects to sell ‘ millions ’ of copies of OS/2 this year but has never provided a specific forecast . |
| 13 | A Coventry couple with two children : she has never had a paid job , he worked until recently in a Birmingham car factory where his last take-home pay was £65 . |
| 14 | The American Left has never had a solid basis . |
| 15 | Julian reached a far smaller audience than any of these later reformers and she has never had a decisive effect on the history of Christianity as they did , but she has acquired a considerable following in our own day . |
| 16 | FPB Chief Executive Stan Mendham said : ‘ The private business community has never had a legal format tailored to its needs . |
| 17 | ‘ Laura has never had a proper Christmas , ’ said 26-year-old Fran , back home in Eccles . |
| 18 | The British State has never had a formal foundation in the aftermath of revolution or war , or as the result of an act of will by an enlightened despot . |
| 19 | Bishop Jim Thompson , in Half Way , comments : ‘ The homosexual who has never had a physical relationship , because of religious conviction , or fear , or lack of opportunity , can be subject to the same panic in midlife as the heterosexual spinster or bachelor . |
| 20 | She has never had a stronger string of horses and must be a runner for our Olympic team . |
| 21 | Since 1980 the Theatre Collection has mounted an exhibition every year , but to many people 's surprise and regret , it has never had a permanent display area of its own . |
| 22 | But the company , it seems , has never had a smooth run of it , spending the majority of its time pulling in venture capital . |
| 23 | Frenchman Cedric Pioline , who has never won a professional title , pulled off the biggest shock by dumping top seed Courier 7–5 6–7 6–4 6–4 to open the day . |
| 24 | Since then , Labour has never won a secure working majority at any election . |
| 25 | I never went to one , I 'd never seen a live band that actually wrote their own stuff . |
| 26 | I 'd never seen a female naked . |
| 27 | She 'd never seen anyone so transfixed , but then he 'd never seen a naked woman before . |
| 28 | It was as if he 'd never seen a naked woman . |
| 29 | I 'd never seen a white blues band playing so good and this kid , Jimmie Vaughan , was playing some of the most devastating guitar I 've ever heard in my life . |
| 30 | On 24 May 1988 , the last bit of meat went out the door , and an hour later I felt I 'd never seen a T-bone steak ! ’ |