Example sentences of "one can never [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , Coward is elevated to join the likes of Greed ( 1923 ) and Paisa ( 1946 ) and Le jour se lève ( 1939 ) , but Manvell cautiously refuses to bestow individual plaudits , preferring to see the film as ‘ one of those rare films for which one can never be sure to whom the real credit is due … an example of the unity achieved by the cooperation of many creative minds ’ . |
| 2 | One can never be sure . ’ |
| 3 | This is a problem which again requires the utmost tact and diplomacy , for one can never be sure of the reaction of a guest on hearing sad news . |
| 4 | One can never be sure , but I do n't think so . |
| 5 | And anyway , I 'm only there for a very small part of the year ; I spend most of my time at school , where there 's twelve beds to a room … dorm … and one can never be alone , it 's not allowed . ’ |