Example sentences of "never [vb pp] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cosby said : ‘ I 've never enjoyed doing a show more than this one . ’ |
| 2 | He kept no pin-up on his locker , he was never seen writing a letter of any sort , let alone a love-missive . |
| 3 | I 've never had to arrange a funeral before . ’ |
| 4 | Potter says this approach has been satisfactory , although he would not say how many times the company had used it , but Psion has never had to take a case to court . |
| 5 | Having never had to face a situation of wholesale redundancies in the past , ICI 's policies for dealing with them were out of date and inadequate . |
| 6 | I 'M A BIT NERVOUS , I 'VE NEVER HAD TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SPERM BANK BEFORE |
| 7 | ‘ Now there are people around who are saying , ‘ I wish I had never bothered taking a picture of Kylie Minogue ’ , ’ he added ruefully . |
| 8 | In Japan both Sony and Matsushita have worked on similar equalisation , but never bothered to market a system . |
| 9 | Pietro Miletti picked up the paper again and began to read in a calm , confident voice , a voice that was accustomed to being obeyed , that never needed to make a fuss . |
| 10 | But to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear yours , to be mingling identities with you as it were , — the vision-wearing fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but hope never dared whisper a promise . |
| 11 | To live in a beautiful country & to inure myself as much as possible to the labors of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my Sigh at midnight — but to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear your 's , to be mingling identities with you , as it were ; — the vision-weaving Fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but Hope never dared whisper a promise ! ’ |
| 12 | The resulting chaos was so memorable that I 've never dared take a holiday during a conference again ! |
| 13 | ( 124 ) Hunt was never known to refuse a proposal of this sort . |
| 14 | He handled his horses gently , and was never known to punish a horse , relying on gentle persuasion and perfect timing in winning his races , holding back and making a late challenge . |
| 15 | Despite his ability for solving puzzles , he has never attempted to compile a crossword . |
| 16 | He closed his own eyes to give a silent prayer of relief that his own son had never wanted to ride a machine like this . |
| 17 | And as for her husband , ‘ poor old grandad liked his pipe , but he was never allowed to smoke a pipe in the house . |
| 18 | Sometimes in the wind and cold of the ice fields , a meteorite hunter ( who is never allowed to touch a specimen by hand or glove ) may misidentify a weathered specimen and ship a terrestrial ‘ trash rock ’ to Houston . |
| 19 | He had never liked questioning a child about its parents and he did n't propose to do it now . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've never managed to arrange a trip abroad with these boys until now , ’ says Jim , ‘ but hopefully it wo n't be their last . ’ |
| 21 | Unfortunately , she had never managed to develop a hide quite tough enough for his barbs to bounce off , and it seemed she never would . |
| 22 | When Harry replied to her letters , her heart never failed to miss a beat as she recognized his handwriting . |
| 23 | In his speech Jack said ‘ I had 18 years with James Templeton , which until 1969 never failed to make a profit . |