Example sentences of "they have never [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd never needed to say much . |
| 2 | Yeah well it probably will be cos but it I mean they 've never had to go to that extension have they ? |
| 3 | They 've never had to survive long |
| 4 | We really are very fortunate — can you imagine any other group who would invite someone they had never met to stay in their home — and give them such a wonderful welcome ? |
| 5 | This came as a surprise to the band as they had never agreed to play the concert at all and they immediately issued a statement to this effect , fearing that many of their fans were being lured into buying tickets for a Smiths free event . |
| 6 | Obligation and gratitude were words they had never needed to use . |
| 7 | On some mornings the ducks on Three Island Pond would take off in great arcing flights against the sun , round and behind the Cages and out of sight , round again and behind the distant trees and then suddenly back again as if it had all been a mistake and they had never meant to fly off in the first place . |
| 8 | The mass gathering at Castlemorton gave them problems they had never had to handle before . |
| 9 | Mr and Mrs Jones would like Olwyn in bed by 8pm but they have never managed to achieve this and have given up trying because , when they did try , Olwyn flew in a violent temper and then ran away . |
| 10 | The High Elves of Ulthuan have never developed gunpowder technology as have the men of the Old World and Dwarfs — indeed they have never needed to do so as their marksmanship with the bow is superior to that of lesser races . |
| 11 | With Gordon Kaye and Jim Ryan as resident DJs and guests such as Mark Moore , Sasha and Dean Thatcher playing ‘ music with vocals rather than techno — party music ’ , so far they have never failed to leave their crowd well chuffed . |