Example sentences of "never [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane had never heard him speak with such enthusiasm about anybody before . |
| 2 | Ruth had never heard him speak with any seriousness before , had hardly seen him without a smile on his face . |
| 3 | ‘ I have never heard him speak of politics . ’ |
| 4 | She had never heard him scream like it , the dreadful sound echoed back from the sides of the skip and his fists were hard as little rocks . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've never heard me complain about Annette 's cooking . ’ |
| 6 | The children had never heard her speak to him sharply before . |
| 7 | I 'd never heard her speak like this before . |
| 8 | I 've never heard you swear in my life . |
| 9 | ‘ They never made me go to auditions — it was just something that came up . |
| 10 | ‘ I have never let myself go like that , ’ Alida said , ‘ never . |
| 11 | Rhoda had to give up work , and no sickness benefit was available since Ken had never let her succumb to the system and pay national insurance . |
| 12 | He could smell in imagination what Liz had never let him know in actuality — the smell of sour milk and dirty nappies , could picture the dreadful lack of peace and privacy . |
| 13 | Never hug and kiss them , never let them sit in your lap . |
| 14 | " And never let him play with such a little ball again . " |
| 15 | Do n't let this dispiriting , depressing Thursday get you down ; seek out the company of light-hearted pals who never let anything get on top of them . |
| 16 | I never let anyone ride in that web . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ People said that because Daddy never let us mix with them . ’ |
| 18 | She never let herself slip like that . |
| 19 | I 've never seen them walk round the flats , I 've seen the odd one or two with the security guards , |
| 20 | " I 've never seen him speak to anyone . |
| 21 | Len was different ; she had never seen him look at another girl like that . |
| 22 | At first she did not notice him standing there near her cage in the darkening gloom but when she did she did something he had never seen her do in all the years he had watched her . |
| 23 | I have never seen anyone drown in a lake of boiling marmalade and … |
| 24 | How come I never hear you talk about where to put the soup SCENE ? |
| 25 | The last time I saw you , you 'd decided never to let anyone work with you here again . |
| 26 | I never saw him talk to anybody . |
| 27 | Never did I speak for the truth 's sake but for my own … ‘ |
| 28 | Never did I embark on a foreign visit with more keenness ; for I felt that time was short , and that such an opportunity might never recur . |
| 29 | No matter what happened he would never let himself become like the brutal , foul-mouthed McEllhoney . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you know she would never let me speak to you on the phone ? |