Example sentences of "never [verb] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Winners of the Treble Chance swooned at the sight of the cheque and were generally paraded to the Press and public as examples of how , at any minute , any humble citizen who had never had more than a day out at Blackpool could strike gold . |
| 2 | There are still countries — South Africa being one example — where the great majority of people have never had more than a very restricted right to vote , and many others in which this right has , at various times , been curtailed or abrogated . |
| 3 | But I said to her she never gets higher than a commended cos , she knows it 's cos of her weight . |
| 4 | ‘ County ’ men were transferred around at short intervals , while we were static in the city , never moving more than a mile or so between the three divisions to undertake real ‘ city work ’ . |
| 5 | Father Wrench , however , as he is sometimes called — will never allow more than a proper quantity of either ale , wine or spirits … |
| 6 | Many spreadsheet users never use more than a mono text mode display ! |
| 7 | They would never get more than a phrase completed before an argument would break out as to the merit of either the words or the music . |
| 8 | These first three Muftis of the capital , as well as their immediate successors , never had more than a priority of rank over those of the provinces . " |
| 9 | Mystery Miguel , they call him , and he never does more than a couple of songs . |