Example sentences of "never see a [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 Most likely a first-time father has never seen a person in such pain and it 's also the person he loves most .
2 Elizabeth had never seen a ghost in her life .
3 She had never seen a ghost in her life .
4 And I 've never seen a case in which there was a fist fight in front of the cinema and they pulled the movie because of it .
5 Claire has never seen a man in a leopardskin jockstrap before .
6 I have never seen a hunt in progress , although I recall vaguely as a child being taken to watch a Meet when I was visiting relatives in Piercebridge .
7 I 've certainly never seen a horse in Dublin .
8 For one thing , the score was by Rodgers and Hammerstein who had never seen a pantomime in their lives — such things were totally unknown on the other side of the Atlantic — and wrote music and lyrics for the show which fitted very well indeed in their repertoire that began with Oklahoma ! and went on , via such epics as South Pacific and The King And I , all the way to The Sound of Music .
9 ‘ I have never seen a cut in education spending , ’ he said .
10 You have never seen a woman in her peignoir before ? ’
11 We may have further suggested that a droplet of rain falling on southern California was as likely as a sincere comment at the Oscars — and that young Californian children would probably never see a cloud in their lifetime .
12 ‘ The chances are a thousand to one that you might stay here for ten seasons and never see a boatman in a hurry , ’ quoted Sir Thomas loudly to his brood , waving a lordly hand towards William and Joe who were enjoying a quiet chew of tobacco at the end of the pier .
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